| DFS | Disease-Free Survival |
| DOI | Depth of Invasion |
| ENE+ | Extranodular Extension |
| FBS | Fetal Bovine Serum |
| G | Histological Grade |
| LVI | Lymphatic/Vascular Invasion |
| OS | Overall Survival |
| OSCC | Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| PBS | Phosphate Buffered Saline |
| PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| pN | Cervical Metastasis |
| PNI | Perineural Invasion |
| pT | Tumor Stage |
| PTI | Peritumoral Inflammation |
| qPCR | Quantitative Real-Time PCR |
| RR | Recurrence Rate |
| RT | Retrotranscription |
| SCC | Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SEM | Standard Error of The Mean |
| SSA | Somatostatin-Analogues |
| SST | Somatostatin |
| SSTs | Somatostatin-Receptors |