The International Pediatric Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma staging system can be used to stage a pediatric patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Stage |
Extent |
I |
single focus, excluding mediastinum/intrathoracic, abdomen, CNS and bone marrow (lymph node, extranodal, skin or bone) |
II |
single extranodal tumor with regional lymph node involvement |
II |
>=2 lymph node areas on the same side of the diaphragm |
II |
primary GI, completely resectable, usually ileocecal, without malignant ascites or invasion into adjacent organs |
III |
>= 2 extranodal tumors |
III |
>= 2 lymph nodes areas on both sides of the diaphragm |
III |
intrathoracic or thyroid gland |
III |
intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal |
III |
any paraspinal or epidural tumor |
III |
single bone tumor AND (extranodal focus AND/OR nonregional lymph node involvement) |
IV |
CNS and/or bone marrow (BM) involvement |
Stage |
Extent |
I |
single focus, excluding mediastinum/intrathoracic, abdomen, CNS and bone marrow (lymph node, extranodal, skin or bone) |
II |
single extranodal tumor with regional lymph node involvement |
II |
>=2 lymph node areas on the same side of the diaphragm |
II |
primary GI, completely resectable, usually ileocecal, without malignant ascites or invasion into adjacent organs |
III |
>= 2 extranodal tumors |
III |
>= 2 lymph nodes areas on both sides of the diaphragm |
III |
intrathoracic or thyroid gland |
III |
intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal |
III |
any paraspinal or epidural tumor |
III |
single bone tumor AND (extranodal focus AND/OR nonregional lymph node involvement) |
IV |
CNS and/or bone marrow (BM) involvement |
Specialty: Hematology Oncology