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Thoracic lymph node stations (annotated CT)

Case contributed by Maciej Debowski
Diagnosis not applicable

CT atlas of thoracic lymph node stations as defined by IASLC, with ambiguous regions designated as per El-Sherief et al. 2014 1.

Relevant anatomical landmarks have been labeled above. The following abbreviations are used:

  • Ao: aorta

  • SVC: superior vena cava

  • LPA: left pulmonary artery

  • RPA: right pulmonary artery

  • Az v: azygos vein

  • RUL br: right upper lobe bronchus

  • LLL br: left lower lobe bronchus

  • Left CC a: left common carotid artery

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