Table 1 Lymph node classification of middle thoracic carcinoma based on the guidelines of the Japanese Society for Esophageal Disease (JSED)
Category | Numbering | Station |
|---|---|---|
N1 | 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal |
106rec | Recurrent nerve | |
N2 | 101 | Cervical paraesophageal |
105 | Upper thoracic paraesophageal | |
106tbL | Left tracheobronchial | |
107 | Subcarinal | |
109 | Main bronchus | |
110 | Lower paraesophageal | |
1 | Right cardiac | |
2 | Left cardiac | |
3 | Lesser curvature | |
7 | Left gastric artery | |
N3 | 104 | Supraclavicualr |
111 | Supradiaphragmatic | |
112 | Posterior mediastinal | |
20 | Esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm | |
N4 | 100 | Superficial cervical |
102 | Deep cervical | |
103 | Peripharyngeal | |
106pre | Pretracheal | |
106tbR | Right tracheobronchial | |
113 | Bottalo | |
114 | Anterior mediastinal | |
4 | Greater curvature | |
5 | Suprapyloric | |
Others |