| CI | Confidence interval |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FFPE | Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| FMO | Fluorescence minus one |
| Hp-Hb | Haptoglobin-hemoglobin |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| HRP | Horseradish peroxidase |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| ieTAM | Intraepithelial TAM |
| sTAM | Stromal TAM |
| LUMC | Leiden University Medical Center |
| MFI | Median fluorescence intensity |
| MSI | Multispectral imaging |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| RT | Room temperature |
| sCD163 | Soluble CD163 |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TNM | Tumor Node Metastases |
| Tregs | Regulatory T cells |
| TSA | Tyrosine amplification |