| Cyt | Cytoplasmatic |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylases |
| HPF | High power fields |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| nuc/ncl | Nuclear |
| OS | Overall survival |
| pNET | Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| TMA | Tissue microarray |