Burkitt Lymphoma
Grading / Staging / Report
- Definitionally high grade
Special Staging System for Burkitt Lymphoma
Stage I |
A single extranodal tumor or single anatomic nodal area, except mediastinum or abdomen |
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Stage II |
A single extranodal tumor with regional node involvement Two or more nodal areas on the same side of the diaphragm Two single extranodal tumors with or without regional node involvement ond the same side of the diaphragm Primary GI tumor, with or without involvement of associated mesenteric nodes only |
Stage IIR |
Completely resected abdominal disease |
Stage III |
Two single extranodal tumors above and below the diaphragm Two or more nodal areas above and below the diaphragm All primary intrathoracic tumors All extensive primary intra-abdominal disease |
Stage IIIA |
Localized but non-resectable abdominal disease |
Stage IIIB |
Widespread multiorgan abdominal disease |
Stage IV |
Any of above with initial CNS and/or bone marrow involvement (25%) |
The pathology report should contain the following information:
- Diagnosis in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification
- Equivalent diagnosis in other classifications used by relevant clinicians
- Results of supplementary studies if performed
- Relationship to other specimens from the same patient
- Information relevant to staging if available