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stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

(...HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)
Cancer (1) has spread throughout one or more organs outside the lymph system and may be in lymph nodes near those organs; or (2) is found in two or more groups of lymph nodes that are on the same side of the diaphragm and in an organ that is outside the lymph system and not near the affected lymph nodes; or (3) is found in groups of lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm and in any organ that is outside the lymph system; or (4) has spread to the lungs, liver, or bone marrow from areas far away.
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Stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma; drawing shows four panels: (a) the top left panel shows cancer in the liver; (b) the top right panel shows cancer in the left lung and in two groups of lymph nodes below the diaphragm; (c) the bottom left panel shows cancer in the left lung and in a group of lymph nodes above the diaphragm and below the diaphragm; and (d) the bottom right panel shows cancer in both lungs and the liver. There is also a pullout showing cancer in the bone marrow.Enlarge this image in new window
Stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer (a) has spread throughout one or more organs outside the lymph system, such as the liver; or (b) is found in two or more groups of lymph nodes that are on the same side of the diaphragm and in an organ that is outside the lymph system, such as the lung, and not near the affected lymph nodes; or (c) is found in groups of lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm and in any organ that is outside the lymph system, such as the lung; or (d) has spread to the lungs, liver, or bone marrow from areas far away.
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