9L - Lymph nodes of left pulmonar ligament
9L - Nodi ligamenti pulmonales sinistri
Definition
Station 9 (Left Pulmonary Ligament Lymph nodes) are nodes that lie within the pulmonary ligament.
Boundaries:
The upper border of station 9 is the inferior pulmonary vein.
The lower border of station 9 is the diaphragm.
Sources:
IASLC lymph node map - https://www.iaslc.org
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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