What are the stages of canine lymphoma?
Stage I: one lymph node affected Stage II: two lymph nodes (on the same side of the diaphragm) affected Stage III: multiple lymph nodes affected Stage IV: the liver and spleen are affected Stage V: the bone marrow is affected (lymphoma and leukemia) Stage I and II are very rare in dogs. Stage III is the most common presentation. Stage IV and V dogs will be a little less likely to go into remission with treatment than Stage III dogs.
