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From: Metastasis to para-aortic lymph nodes cephalad to the renal veins in patients with ovarian cancer

Fig. 2

Detailed classification of the para-aortic lymph nodes. Supra-renal PANs, para-aortic lymph nodes located cephalad (superior) to the renal veins; infra-renal PANs, para-aortic lymph nodes located caudad (inferior) to the renal veins; A, infra-renal PANs located on the right side of the inferior vena cava and below the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA); B, infra-renal PANs located on the right side of the inferior vena cava and above the IMA; C, infra-renal PANs located between the inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta and below the IMA; D, infra-renal PANs located between the inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta and above the IMA; E, infra-renal PANs located on the left side of the aorta and below the IMA; F, infra-renal PANs located on the left side of the aorta and above the IMA; G, supra-renal PANs located between the inferior vena cava and the abdominal aorta in the region below the inferior surface of the right lobe of the liver and also below the level of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA); H, supra-renal PANs located on the left side of the aorta in the region below the level of the SMA and medial to the left adrenal gland.

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