AB	Alcian blue staining
AJCC	American Joint Committee on Cancer
CRC	Colorectal cancer
GOS	Galactose oxidase-Schiff’s
HC	Histochemistry
HID-AB	High Iron Diamine/Alcian Blue
HSV	H = hue; S = saturation; V = value (brightness)
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
IRS	Immunoreactive score
mPAS	Mild sodium periodate oxidation and Schiff
pAS (PAS)	Periodic acid Schiff reaction
PAT/KOH/PAS	Periodic acid/thionine Schiff/saponification/PAS
PBT/KOH/PAS	Periodic acid/borohydride reduction technique/saponification/periodic acid/Schiff
TNM	T = tumor; N = lymph nodes; M = metastasis
UICC	International Union for Cancer Control