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The following stages are used for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma:
- Stage I: Lymphoma cells are found in only one lymph node area or in only one area or organ outside the lymph nodes.
- Stage II: Either of the following means that the disease is stage II:
- Lymphoma
cells are found in two or more lymph node areas on the same side of the
sheet of muscle (diaphragm) that separates the chest cavity from the
abdominal cavity.
- Lymphoma cells are found in only one area or
organ outside the lymph nodes and in the lymph nodes around it. Other
lymph node areas on the same side of the diaphragm may also contain
lymphoma cells.
- Stage III: Lymphoma cells are
found in lymph node areas on both sides of the diaphragm. The cancer may
also have spread to an area or organ near the lymph node areas and/or
to the spleen.
- Stage IV: Either of the following means that the disease is stage IV.
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Lymphoma cells have spread to more than one organ or area or to organs
or areas outside the lymph system. Lymphoma cells may or may not be
found in the lymph nodes near these organs.
- Lymphoma cells have spread to only one organ outside the lymph system, but lymph nodes far away from that organ are involved.
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