Chest lymph nodes and where to find them

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• chest lymph nodes are divided into zones and stations
• use first rib as dividing point between station 1 and 2
• N1 N2 N3 staging
• station 4R is bordered by SVC, azygos, and trachea
• station 4L is bordered by aortic arch and left pulmonary artery
• azygos vein and pulmonary artery distinguish hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes
• station 7 is bordered by carina and secondary bronchus
• station 10R is bordered by azygos and right upper lobe
• station 10L is bordered by pulmonary artery and left upper lobe
• station 11L is right after left upper lobe takeoff
• station 11R has superior and inferior nodes¹

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• airway anatomy
  • Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• N1 N2 N3 staging
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• chest lymph nodes are divided into zones and stations
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 10L is bordered by pulmonary artery and left upper lobe
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 10R is bordered by azygos and right upper lobe
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 11L is right after left upper lobe takeoff
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 11R has superior and inferior nodes
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 4L is bordered by aortic arch and left pulmonary artery
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 4R is bordered by SVC, azygos, and trachea
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• station 7 is bordered by carina and secondary bronchus
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them
• use first rib as dividing point between station 1 and 2
  • related: Chest lymph nodes and where to find them