Lymphoma (staging)

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 10 Dec 2024

Many lymphoma staging systems for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma have been developed.

Usage

The Lugano staging classification is commonly used in clinical practice and research (c. 2023) 10. It also separately defines criteria for response to treatment assessed by PET-CT or CT alone. Patients having undergone immunomodulatory therapy may also be assessed by a modification of the Lugano criteria called LYRIC, which introduces the category of "indeterminate response."

Classification

Evolution of lymphoma staging and treatment response evaluation criteria: