A client with Hodgkin's disease is staged at III. The nurse plans care knowing this means there
A) are nodes on both sides of the diaphragm with para-aorta involvement.
B) are nodes on both sides of the diaphragm with portal involvement.
C) is involvement of a single lymphoid structure.
D) might be a single node on one side of the diaphragm.

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Classification III indicates that there are nodes on both sides of the diaphragm with involvement of para-aortic, iliac, or mesenteric nodes.

A Client with Hodgkin's Disease Is Staged at III