Thoracic Nodal Stations

Classifying Thoracic (Mediastinal & Hilar) Lymph Nodes

For many cancers and especially lung cancers, it is important to describe the location of an abnormal lymph node in a way that clinicians who may biopsy these nodes can understand. These figures offer guidance on the standardized way to describe these nodal stations.

Source
Fountain SW. Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery. Thorax 2001;56:89-108.

Helpful
Smithuis R. "Lymph Node Map." The Radiology Assistant.

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