Ann Arbor Stage IV AIDS-Related LymphomaNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Ann Arbor Stage IV AIDS-Related Lymphoma;
NCIt related terms : stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma;
NCIt definition : Ann Arbor Classification: Stage IV: Diffuse or disseminated involvement of one or
more extralymphatic organs, with or without associated lymph node involvement; or
isolated extralymphatic organ involvement in the absence of adjacent regional lymph
node involvement, but in conjunction with disease in distant site(s); or any involvement
of the liver or bone marrow, lungs (other than by direct extension from another site),
or cerebrospinal fluid.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: In stage IV AIDS-related lymphoma, the cancer is found (1) in several areas
throughout one or more organs that are not part of the lymph system, and it may be
in nearby lymph nodes; or (2) in one organ that is not part of the lymph system, and
it has spread to lymph nodes far away from that organ.;