Table 1. Staging criteria for lymphoma according to Lugano classification.
| Stage | Involvement |
| I | One node, or a group of adjacent nodes, or single extranodal lesions without nodal involvement |
| II | Two or more nodal groups on the same side of the diaphragm, or stage I or II by nodal extent with limited contiguous extra-nodal involvement |
| II bulky | II as above with “bulky” disease |
| III | Nodes on both sides of the diaphragm; nodes above the diaphragm with spleen involvement |
| IV | Additional noncontiguous extra-lymphatic involvement |