Table 3 Position of the internal thoracic lymph nodes in relation to the internal thoracic artery in the different intercostal spaces in the right hemithorax
Position | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intercostal space | Medial n (%) | Lateral n (%) | Anterior n (%) | Posterior n (%) |
Second (23 lymph nodes) | 7 (30.4) | 17 (52.1) | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.3) |
Third (37 lymph nodes) | 19 (51.3) | 16 (43.2) | 1 (2.7) | 1 (2.7) |
Fourth (19 lymph nodes) | 12 (63.1) | 5 (26.3) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (-) |