20 - Paraesophageal nodes in the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus

20 - Paraesophageal nodes in the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus

Definition

Antoine Micheau

Paraesophageal lymph nodes (20) are located in the paraesophageal region in the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus

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.

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