15 - Middle colic nodes
15 - Nodi colici medii
Definition
The middle colic lymph nodes (15) are located in the transverse mesocolon around the middle colic artery and vein, from their origin/ confluence from/into the superior mesenteric vessels, till the mesocolic hedge of the transverse colon.
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.
