| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| NT5E | ecto-5′-nucleotidase |
| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| HIF | Hypoxia inducible factor |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| TGF | Transformaing growth factor |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-κB |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| OS | Overall survival |
| HPV | Human papilloma virus |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| FFPE | Formalin fixed and paraffin embedded |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| TMA | Tissue microarray |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| RT-PCR | Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction |