| ABC | Avidin–biotin complex |
| AC | Adenocarcinoma |
| non-AC | non-Adenocarcinoma |
| AEC | Aminoethyl carbazole |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DAB | 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded |
| FS | Spayed female |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HIER | Heat-induced epitope retrieval |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| M | Intact male |
| MC | Castrated male |
| NA | Not available |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCNA | Proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TBS | Tris-buffered saline |
| WSI | Whole-slide image |