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Table 6 Mean number of lymph nodes found in each of the retrocostal regions

From: Surgical anatomy of the internal thoracic lymph nodes in fresh human cadavers: basis for sentinel node biopsy

 

Hemithorax

Retrocostal space

Right n (%)

Left n (%)

Second (17)a

0.3 (5/17)

0.2 (3/17)

Third (19)

0.3 (7/19)

0.3 (7/19)

Fourth (19)

0.0 (1/19)

0.1 (2/19)

  1. aTwo not explored