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stage IV adult non-Hodgkin lymphoma (... non-HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)

 The cancer either (1) is found in at least one organ or tissue other than the lymph nodes and may be in nearby lymph nodes; or (2) has spread to one organ other than the lymph nodes and has spread to lymph nodes far away from that organ.

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