Figure 42.

The lymph node (LN) in supra diaphragmatic location lie near the esophagus: Paraesophageal below the pulmonary vein (110) (a), below the left atrium (LA) (111) (b), close to inferior vena cava (supra diaphragmatic) (c) and close to aorta in a posterior mediastinal location (112) (d). The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer classification of lung cancer staging identifies these LNs in a different manner as station 8 and station 9 LN. RIPV: Right inferior pulmonary vein, ST7: Station 7 of international association of study of lung cancer classification for LN. LA: Left atrium, RA: Right atrium