Monday, July 22, 2013

Cotswold modification of Ann-Arbor Classification for Hodgkin lymphoma

For staging and prognosis of Hodgkin lymphoma.

Stage I
1 or 2 contiguous regions of lymph nodes on same side of diaphragm
Stage II
> 2 contiguous regions of lymph nodes on same side of diaphragm
Stage III
Both sides of diaphragm
Stage IV
Organ involvement*
X
Bulky disease >10cm
E
Extranodal involvement – used in conjunction with stage I-III
A/B
A: Absence of symptoms / B: Presence of constitutional symptoms


*Thymus and Spleen are lymphoid organ, thus included in the ‘lymph node’ involvement. They are not considered as ‘organ’ in this context.

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