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. 2021 Nov 25;10(6):406–413. doi: 10.4103/EUS-D-21-00019

Table 1.

Lymph node stations seen by either EUS or endobronchial ultrasound or both

LN Stations Anatomical site Visualized by
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