stage IV

Definition of stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

stage IV childhood Hodgkin lymphoma

(...HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)
Cancer is found (1) outside the lymph nodes throughout one or more organs, and may be in lymph nodes near those organs; or (2) outside the lymph nodes in one organ and has spread to areas far away from that organ; or (3) in the cerebrospinal fluid or has spread to the lung, liver, or bone marrow from areas far away.

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms