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Hodgkin Lymphoma
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The Ann Arbor staging system is used to describe the stages of Hodgkin
lymphoma in adults. The same system can be used for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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CANCEROUS
LYMPH NODES
CANCEROUS
LYMPH NODE
C A N C E R S TA G I N G
DIAPHRAGM
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STAGE 1:
STAGE 2:
The cancer is located in a lymph node or
The cancer is located in two or more lymph node
nodes in a single lymph node group.
groups on the same side of the diaphragm.
STAGE 1E:
STAGE 2E:
The cancer is located in one organ or in one
The cancer is located in one or more lymph
area outside the lymph nodes (extranodal).
node groups on the same side of the diaphragm
and in an organ or area outside the lymph
nodes.
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CURE’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CANCER
CANCEROUS LYMPH NODES
ABOVE DIAPHRAGM
LUNG
DIAPHRAGM
DIAPHRAGM
SPLEEN
SPLEEN
LIVER
CANCEROUS LYMPH
NODES BELOW
DIAPHRAGM
STAGE 3: The cancer is located in one or more lymph node
STAGE 4: The cancer has spread outside the
groups above and below the diaphragm.
lymph nodes to one or more distant organs,
such as the liver, lung or bone marrow.
STAGE 3E: The cancer is located in lymph node groups
above and below the diaphragm and in an organ or area
outside the lymph nodes.
STAGE 3S: The cancer is located in lymph node groups
above and below the diaphragm and in the spleen.
STAGE 3S+E: The cancer is located in lymph node groups
above and below the diaphragm, in the spleen and in an
organ or area outside the lymph nodes.
ILLUSTRATION BY LEWIS E. CALVER
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN CURE’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CANCER, 2010
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CANCER STAGING
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