ALK	anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ANGPT	angiopoietin
ATC	anaplastic thyroid carcinoma
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocyte
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
DCs	dendritic cell
DTC	differentiated thyroid carcinoma
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
FNA	fine-needle aspiration
FTC	follicular thyroid cancer
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HTT	hyalinizing trabecular tumor
ICI	immune checkpoint inhibitor
IDO1	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1
IFN	interferon
ILC	innate lymphoid cell
INF	interferon
mAb	monoclonal antibody
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MMP	metalloproteinase
MNG	multinodular goiter
MTC	medullary thyroid cancer
NGS	next-generation sequencing
NK	natural killer
NKT	natural killer T cell
NLR	neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
NSCLC	non-small-cell lung cancer
OS	overall survival
PD-1	programmed cell death protein-1
PD-L1	programmed cell death ligand-1
PDTC	poorly differentiated thyroid cancer
PMN	polymorphonuclear cell
PTC	papillary thyroid cancer
RET	REarranged during Transfection
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCF	stem cell factor
TAM	tumor-associated macrophage
TAMC	tumor-associated mast cell
TAN	tumor-associated neutrophil
TC	thyroid cancer
TCR	T cell receptor
TDLN	tumor-draining lymph node
Tfh	T follicular helper cell
Th	T helper cell
TK	tyrosine kinase
TKI	tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
Treg	regulatory T cell
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor