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stage III childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

(...HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)
Cancer is found (1) in lymph node groups above and below the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the chest from the abdomen); or (2) in lymph node groups above the diaphragm and in the spleen.
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Stage III childhood Hodgkin lymphoma; drawing shows (a) cancer in lymph node groups above and below the diaphragm. Also shown is (b) cancer in a lymph node group above the diaphragm and cancer in the spleen. The lungs are also shown. An inset shows a close-up of a lymph node with a lymph vessel, an artery, and a vein. Cancer cells are shown inside the lymph node.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage III childhood Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer is found (a) in lymph node groups above and below the diaphragm; or (b) in lymph node groups above the diaphragm and in the spleen.
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