| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| ARVCF | Armadillo repeat protein deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome |
| CCH | Canine cutaneous histiocytoma |
| CSS | Cause specific survival |
| EMT | Epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| E-cadherin | Epithelial cadherin |
| EC | Extracellular domain |
| GSK-3β | Kinase glycogen synthase 3β |
| LEF | Lymphoid enhancer factor |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated kinase |
| MCRC | Metastatic colorectal cancer |
| MMP | Matrix metaloproteinase |
| N-cadherin | Neural cadherin |
| NPRAP/δ-catenin | Neural plakophilin-related armadillo protein, CTNND2 |
| OS | Overall survival |
| OSCC | Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity |
| p0071 | Plakophilin 4 |
| p120 | Phosphorylated CREB1 |
| p-CREB | p120 catenin, also known as CTNND1 |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| P-cadherin | Placental cadherin |
| Ras | Rat sarcoma viral oncogene |
| Rac1 | Rhomboid-like-2 |
| RCC | Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate |
| RHBDL2 | Renal cell carcinoma |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SNP | Single nucleotide pleomorphism |
| Snail | Transcription factor Snail, also known as SNAI1 |
| Slug | Transcription factor Slug, also known as SNAI2 |
| TCF | T-cell factor |
| TDG | Thymine-DNA-glycosylase |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TT | Tumor thrombus |
| VEGF-A | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VC | Vena cava |