Table 1 Regional lymph nodes for gastric cancer
No | Definition |
|---|---|
1 | Right paracardial LNs |
2 | Left paracardial LNs |
3a | Lesser curvature LNs along the branches of the left gastric artery |
3b | Lesser curvature LNs along the 2nd branch and distal part of the right gastric artery |
4sa | Left greater curvature LNs along the short gastric arteries |
4sb | Left greater curvature LNs along the left gastroepiploic artery |
4d | Left greater curvature LNs along the 2nd branch and distal part of the right gastroepiploic artery |
5 | Suprapyloric LNs along the 1st branch and proximal part of the right artery |
6 | Infrapyloric LNs along the 1st branch and proximal part of the right gastroepiploic artery |
7 | LNs along the trunk of left gastric artery between its root and the origin of tis ascending branch |
8a | Anterosuperior LNs along the common hepatic artery |
8p | Posterior LNs along the common hepatic artery |
9 | Celiac artery LNs |
10 | Splenic hilar LNs |
11p | Proximal splenic artery LNs |
11d | Distal splenic artery LNs |
12a | Hepatoduodenal ligaments LNs along the proper hepatic artery |
12p | Hepatoduodenal ligaments LNs along the portal vein |
12b | Hepatoduodenal ligaments LNs along the bile duct |