2L - Left upper paratracheal nodes
2L - Nodi paratracheales sinistri
Definition
Station 2L: Left Upper Paratracheal Lymph nodes
Boundaries:
- The upper border of station 2L is the apex of the left lung and pleural space, and in the midline, the upper border of the manubrium.
- The lower border of station 2L is the superior border of the aortic arch.
! The left lateral border of the trachea (not the midline) serves as the boundary between stations 2R and 2L
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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