Figure 2

Lymph node stations as defined by the Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer. right cardial nodes 1. left cardial nodes. 2. along the lesser curvature. 3. along the greater curvature. 4. suprapyloric nodes. 5. infrapyloric nodes. 6. along the left gastric artery. 7. along the common hepatic artery. 8. around the celiac axis. 9. at the splenic hilum. 10. along the splenic artery. 11. in the hepatoduodenal ligament. 12. dorsal to the pancreatic head. 13. at the root of the mesentery. 14. in the traverse mesocolon. 15. para-aortic nodes.