1R - Right highest mediastinal nodes
1R - Nodi mediastinales superiores dextri
Definition
Station 1R (Right highest mediastinal nodes) are the right low cervical, supraclavicular, and sternal notch lymph nodes.
Boundaries:
- The upper border of station 1R is the lower margin of the cricoid cartilage.
- The lower border of station 1R is the clavicles bilaterally and, in the midline, the upper border of the manubrium.
- The midline of the trachea serves as the boundary between stations 1R and 1L.
Sources :
- IASLC lymph node map - https://www.iaslc.
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Lymph Node Map: Radiologic Review with CT Illustration Ahmed H. El-Sherief, Charles T. Lau, Carol C. Wu, Richard L. Drake, Gerald F. Abbott, and Thomas W. Rice RadioGraphics 2014 34:6, 1680-1691
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