2 - Left paracardial nodes
2 - Nodi paracardiali sinistri
Definition
The left paracardial lymph nodes ((Station number 2 in the gastric lymph node stations - Japanese Research Society for Gastric Cancer) are located on the left side of the cardia, along the cardio-oesophageal branch of the left inferior phrenic artery.
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.
