12 - Hepatoduodenal ligament nodes
12 - Nodi ligamenti hepatoduodenali
Definition
The hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes (12) are located in the context of this ligament and include three separate groups:
12a: Along the proper hepatic artery, in the caudal half between the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts and the upper border of the pancreas
12b: Lymph nodes located along the bile duct, in the caudal half between the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts and the upper border of the pancreas
12p: Lymph nodes along the portal vein in the caudal half between the confluence of the right and left hepatic ducts and the upper border of the pancreas
References
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Rosa F, Costamagna G, Doglietto GB, Alfieri S. Classification of nodal stations in gastric cancer. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Jan 17;2:2. doi: 10.21037/tgh.2016.12.03. PMID: 28217752; PMCID: PMC5313280.
Pulkit Maru Imaging of Gastric Carcinoma. Part Two: Lymph node mapping in Gastric Carcinoma. J Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiol ISGAR 2021;4:206–213.
