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Abbreviations

BCG - bacille Calmette-Guerin
cm - centimeter
CT - Computerized Tomography
DS, DFS - Disease-free Survival
GI - Gastro-Intestinal
ELND - Elective Lymph Node Dissection
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
HLA - Human Leukocyte Antigen
INF - Interferon IL- Interleukin
IND - Investigational New Drug
JWCI - John Wayne Cancer Institute
LFT- Liver Function Test
LM - Lymphatic mapping
LN - Lymph Node
LND - Lymph Node Dissection
mel - melanoma
mets - metastases
mm - milimeter or malignant melanoma
MM - Malignant Melanoma
MPIP - Melanoma Patients Information Page
NCI - National Cancer Institute
NIH - National Institutes of Health
NED - No Evidence of Disease
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
onc - oncologist
OS - Overall Survival
PCP - Primary Care Physician
PCR - Polymerase Chain Reaction
PET - Positron Emission Tomography
RT - Reverse Transcriptase
RT/PCR - Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction
TA-90 - Tumor-associated Antigen
MSKCC - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
SN - Sentinel Node
SNB - Sentinel Node Biopsy
WLE - Wide Local Excision

*** Thanks to Mike Sellmer for putting this list together! ***