Figure 2.

The gastroesophageal (GE) junction lies about 3-4 cm below the diaphragm. The GE junction demarcates the area between the paracardial stations (stations 1 and 2) and the lesser and greater curvature stations (stations 3 and 4). The lymph node (LN) of station 1 lies in the right paracardial area, and the LN of station 2 lie in left paracardial area. The LN in this figure belongs to station 1 and lies between the wall of the stomach and the left lobe of the liver and lies along esophageal branch of left gastric artery. An LN belonging to station 7 is also seen. LGA: Left gastric artery, SA: Splenic artery