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. 2015 Feb 12:479–587. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-44037-7_19

Table 19.3.

Pulmonary lymph node staging according to the AJCC-UICC, 1997

Lymph node station Location
N2 lymph nodes in the mediastinum
1 Superior mediastinum (above the brachiocephalic vein)
2 Paratracheal lymph nodes
3 Prevascular, retro-tracheal lymph nodes
4R Lower paratracheal lymph nodes including the azygous lymph node
4L Lower paratracheal lymph nodes
5 Sub-aortic lymph nodes in the aorto-pulmonary window
6 Para-aortic lymph nodes along the ascending aorta
7 Subcarinal lymph nodes without contact to the lower lobe bronchi or vessels
8 Para-esophageal lymph nodes below the carina
9 Lymph nodes along the pulmonary ligament
N1 lymph nodes within the visceral pleura
10 Hilar lymph nodes
11 Interlobar lymph nodes
12 Lobar lymph nodes
13 Segmental lymph nodes
14 Subsegmental lymph nodes