13 - Retropancreatic nodes
13 - Nodi retropancreatici
Definition
The retropancreatic lymph nodes (13) are located on the posterior surface of the head of the pancreas cranial to the Vater’s ampulla along the superior and inferior branches of the posterior pancreaticoduodenal artery. The left lateral border of this location is marked by the portal vein, while the upper border is represented by the origin of posterior hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes.
References
Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer. The general rules for the gastric cancer study in surgery. Jpn J Surg 1973;3:61-71.
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.
