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Stage IV childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Definition 1
Cancer is found in the bone marrow, brain, or cerebrospinal fluid. Cancer may also be found in other parts of the body. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
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. (NCI Thesaurus)
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