Table 1.
LN Stations | Anatomical site | Visualized by |
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LN station 1 | Low cervical, supraclavicular, and sternal notch LNs | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 2L | Upper paratracheal LNs on the left | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 2R | Upper paratracheal LNs on the right | EBUS |
LN station 3A | Prevascular LNs | EUS |
LN station 3P | Prevertebral (retro-tracheal) LNs | EBUS |
LN station 4L | Low paratracheal LNs on the left | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 4R | Lower paratracheal LNs on the right; above the arch of the azygos vein | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 5 | Subaortic LNs | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 6 | Para-aortic LNs | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 7 | Subcarinal LNs | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 8 | Lower paraesophageal LNs | EUS |
LN station 9 | Pulmonary ligament LNs | EUS |
LN station 10L | Hilar LNs on the left | EUS and EBUS |
LN station 10R | Hilar LNs on the right; below the arch of the azygos vein | EUS and EBUS |
LNs 11-14 | Interlobar, lobar, segmental, and sub-segmental LNs | EBUS |
EBUS: Endobronchial ultrasound; LN: Lymph nodes