ABP Acute Bacterial Prostatitis

AIPC Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer

ANAMACAP Association Nationale des Malades du Cancer de la Prostate (FR)

APS Antigène Prostatique Spécifique (Idem PSA)

ARTP Association pour la Recherche sur les Tumeurs de la Prostate (FR)

ASAP Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation

BAC Blocage Androgénique Complet (Idem CAB)

BAT Blocage Androgénique Total

BPH Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Same as HBP)

BPH Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Brachytherapy Curiethérapie

CAB Complete Androgen Blockade (Treatment, same as BAC)

CaP Cancer of the Prostate

CBP Chronical Bacterial Prostatitis

CP Chronic Prostatitis

CPHC Canadian Prostate Health Council

cPSA complexed Prostate Specific Antigen

DRE Digital Rectal Examination / Toucher rectal

EPS Expressed Prostatic Secretions

Europa Uomo The european prostate cancer coalition.

HBP Hyperplasie Bénigne de la Prostate (Idem BPH)

HDR-BT High Dose Rate - BrachyTherapy (treatment)

HoLRP Holmium Laser Resection of the Prostate

HRPC Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer

LH-RH analogues Luteinizing Hormone - Releasing Hormone analogues (treatment)

LRP Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

MAGI Male Accessory Gland Infection (epididymo-prostato-vesiculitis)

NAD Neoadjuvant Androgen Deprivation (treatment)

NAT Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy (post treatment)

NBP Non Bacterial Prostatitis

NSRRP Nerve Sparing Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy

PAP Prostatic Acid Phosphatase

PCa Prostate Cancer

PCF Prostate Cancer Foundation

PCRI Prostate Cancer Research Institute

PF Prostatitis Foundation

PIN Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Prostate updates (CA, CPHC, articles en anglais et en français)

PSA Prostate Specific Antigen (Same as APS) - See also cPSA

PSAD Prostate Specific Antigen Density (Ratio between PSA and Prostate Volume)

PSAV Prostate Specific Antigen Velocity

PSM Prostate Specific Membrane

PSMA Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen

PV Prostate Volume

RP Radical Prostatectomy

RPP Radical Perineal Prospatectomy

RRP Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

RTUP Résection Transuréthrale de la Prostate (Idem TURP)

SAPCa The Scottish Association of Prostate Cancer support groups

TRUS TransRectal UltraSound guided biopsy

TRUSP TransRectal Ultrasound of the Prostate

TUIP TransUrethral Incision of the Prostate

TULIP Transurethral Laser-Induced Prostatectomy

TUMT TransUrethral Microwave Therapy

TUNA TransUrethral Needle Ablation of the prostate

TURP Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (Same as RTUP)

TZ Transition Zone of the prostate

TZV Transition Zone Volume