Hodgkin disease: staging
Ann Arbor classification:
- Stage I
- single lymph-node region or extralymphatic site
- Stage II
- two or more sites on the same side of the diaphragm
- Stage III
- involvement on both sides of the diaphragm
- Stage IV
- disseminated disease of extralymphatic organs,
with or without lymph-node involvement
Each stage is further classified as:
- A
- no symptoms
- B
- fever, sweats, weight loss
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2002-04-18