7 - Subcarinal nodes
7 - Nodi subcarinales
- Latin synonym: Area 7
- Synonym: Station 7; 7 - Subcarinal lymph nodes
Definition
Station 7: Subcarinal Lymph nodes
Boundaries:
The upper border of station 7 is the carina of the trachea.
The lower border of station 7 is the upper border of the lower lobe bronchus on the left and the lower border of the bronchus intermedius on the right.
Lateral border is on the right the medial margin of the right main bronchus and on the left the bronchus intermedius and the left main bronchus
References
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. ElSherief, Charles T. Lau, Carol C. Wu, Richard L. Drake, Gerald F. Abbott, and Thomas W. Rice RadioGraphics 2014 34:6, 16801691
