Table 19.3.
Pulmonary lymph node staging according to the AJCC-UICC, 1997
Lymph node station | Location |
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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 |