Ann Arbor staging system

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The Ann Arbor staging system is a clinical classification method used to determine the extent and spread of lymphomas, particularly Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas, within the body.

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Ann Arbor staging system canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cancer staging system
clinical classification system
lymphoma staging system
appliesTo adult Hodgkin lymphoma
adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma
assesses extent of extranodal organ involvement
nodal involvement above or below the diaphragm
presence of bulky disease
basedOn distribution of involved lymph node regions
presence of extranodal disease
presence of systemic B symptoms
consideredStandardFor classical Hodgkin lymphoma staging
definesModifierAAs absence of systemic B symptoms
definesModifierBAs presence of systemic B symptoms such as fever, night sweats, or weight loss
definesModifierEAs extralymphatic involvement contiguous or proximal to known nodal disease
definesModifierSAs splenic involvement
definesModifierXAs bulky disease
definesStageIAs involvement of a single lymph node region or a single extralymphatic site
definesStageIIAs involvement of two or more lymph node regions on the same side of the diaphragm
definesStageIIIAs involvement of lymph node regions on both sides of the diaphragm
definesStageIVAs disseminated involvement of one or more extralymphatic organs with or without lymph node involvement
developedIn Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED
hasGoal provide a uniform description of lymphoma extent at diagnosis
hasLimitation less precise for some non-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypes
limited ability to incorporate modern imaging and molecular data
hasModifier A
B
E
S
X
hasStage Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
Stage IV
influenced Cotswolds modification of Ann Arbor staging NERFINISHED
introducedFor standardizing lymphoma staging in clinical trials
originatedInField hematologic oncology
relatedTo Lugano classification for lymphoma NERFINISHED
usedBy hematologists
oncologists
radiation oncologists
usedFor determining extent of lymphoma in the body
guiding treatment decisions in lymphoma
prognostic assessment in lymphoma
staging Hodgkin lymphoma
staging non-Hodgkin lymphoma
usedIn clinical practice guidelines for lymphoma
design of lymphoma clinical trials

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma isStagedBy Ann Arbor staging system
Hodgkin lymphoma stagedBy Ann Arbor staging system