Thoracic lymph node stations | Radiology Reference Article . . . Thoracic lymph nodes are divided into 14 stations as defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 1, principally in the context of oncologic staging For the purpose of prognostication, the stations may be grouped into seven zones
Anatomy, Thorax, Mediastinal Lymph Nodes - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Stations 1–9 correspond to mediastinal nodal groups, while stations 10–14 represent hilar and other more peripheral extra mediastinal nodal groups The most current map of intrathoracic lymph nodes is the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) map
IASLC Thoracic lymph node map - e-Anatomy - IMAIOS Regional lymph nodes for lung cancer staging are named according to the structures with which they are most closely related or their general anatomic location The IASLC lymph node map defines fourteen different lymph node stations, which may be grouped into seven zones Thoracic lymph node map - IASLC 2009 Supraclavicular nodes 1
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Lymph Node . . . The anatomic descriptions of each lymph node station have been more precisely described to avoid any overlap in definition between stations In the IASLC map, the number of lymph node stations is the same as that of sixth edition