St. Jude Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by AJCC v8 Stage

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A staging system for childhood non-Hodgkin Lymphomas based on the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital staging system. The Ann Arbor staging system has been found to be inappropriate for staging of the non-Hodgkin lymphomas of childhood. The St. Jude staging system has been widely accepted for more than three decades and remains the recommended staging system for childhood non-Hodgkin lymphomas. (from AJCC 8th Ed.)