| ATC | Anaplastic thyroid cancer |
| cPTC | Classical variant of PTC |
| fvPTC | Follicular variant of PTC |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FTC | Follicular thyroid carcinoma |
| FNA | Fine-needle aspiration |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| miRNAs | MicroRNAs |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NIFTP | Noninvasive follicular thyroid tumor with papillary-like nuclear features |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid cancer |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| NIS | Sodium/iodide symporter |