| AKT1 | v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 |
| DTC | differentiated thyroid carcinoma |
| DTT | differentiated thyroid tumor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EIF1AX | Factor 1A X-Linked |
| EZH1 | zeste 1 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit |
| FA | follicular adenoma |
| FTC | follicular thyroid carcinoma |
| GNAS | guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha stimulating |
| HTT | hyalinizing trabecular tumor |
| ITH | intratumoral heterogeneity |
| MADCAM-1 | Mucosal Vascular Address in Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| NF1 | Neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| NIFTP | noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features |
| NOTCH1 | Notch homolog-1 |
| PAX-8 | paired box gene 8 |
| PDGFRA | platelet-derived growth factor receptor α polypeptide |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PPARγ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ |
| PTC | papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RET | REarranged during Transfection |
| H,K,NRA | isoforms of RAS gene family |
| TERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TSHR | TSH-receptor |
| UMP | uncertain malignant potential tumor |
| WDT-UMP | well-differentiated tumors with uncertain malignant potential |