| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| ALT | atypical lipomatous tumor |
| CDK4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DDLPS | dedifferentiated liposarcoma |
| DOG1 | discovered on GIST 1 |
| DSRCT | desmoplastic small round cell tumor |
| EMA | epithelial membrane antigen |
| EOS | extraskeletal osteosarcoma |
| ERG | ETS-related gene |
| ES | Ewing sarcoma |
| ETS | erythroblast transformation-specific |
| FET | female expressed transcript |
| FISH | fluorescence in situ hybridization |
| FNCLCC | Fédération nationale des centres de lutte contre le cancer |
| H3K27me3 | histone 3K37 trimethylation |
| H&E stain | hematoxylin and eosin stain |
| HMB-45 | human melanoma black-45 |
| HPF | high-power field |
| IMT | inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor |
| INI1 | integrase interactor 1 |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MLPS | myxoid liposarcoma |
| MPNST | malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MYOD1 | myogenic differentiation 1 |
| NF1 | neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NKX2.2 | NKX2 homeobox 2 |
| NSE | neuron specific enolase |
| PAX8 | paired box 8 |
| PEComa | perivascular epithelioid cell tumor |
| PLPS | pleomorphic liposarcoma |
| RMS | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| SFT | solitary fibrous tumor |
| SMA | smooth muscle actin |
| TFE3 | transcription factor E3 |
| TLE1 | transducin-like enhancer of split 1 |
| TNM | tumor, lymph node, metastasis |
| UPS | undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma |
| WDLPS | well-differentiated liposarcoma |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WT1 | Wilms’ tumor 1 |