| AUC | area under curve |
| CgA | chromogranin A |
| miRNA | micro-RNA |
| MYC | MYC proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor |
| NET | Neuroendocrine tumors |
| NF1 | neurofibromin 1 |
| NF-NET | nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumor |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| PCC | pheochromocytoma |
| PGL | paragangliomas |
| pNET | pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor |
| PPGL | pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma |
| PPI | proton-pump inhibitor |
| RET | ret proto-oncogene |
| RIA | radioimmunoassay |
| ROC | receiver-operating characteristic |
| SDHB | succinate dehydrogenase complex iron-sulfur subunit B |
| UMI | unique molecular index |
| VHL | von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor |
| VIPoma | vasoactive intestinal peptide producing neuroendocrine tumor |