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