Therapeutic decision making in BMT/SCT for Hodgkin lymphoma

Disease classification Disease staging Modified Ann Arbor Staging System: Stage I: involvement of a single lymph node region (I) or of a single extralymphatic organ or site (IE). Stage II: involvement of two or more lymph node regions on the same side of the diaphragm (II) or localized involvement of an extralymphatic organ or site and of one or more lymph node regions on the same side of the diaphragm (IIE). Stage III: involvement of lymph node regions on both sides of the diaphragm (III), which may also be accompanied by localized involvement of an extralymphatic organ or site (IIIE). Stage IV: diffuse or disseminated involvement of one or more extralymphatic organs in tissues with or without associated lymph node enlargement