Subcarinal space
Spatium subcarinale
Definition
The subcarinal space is sometimes described as the area below the carina and sometimes as the area below the right pulmonary artery. It commonly contains benign triangular lymph nodes.
References
Sharma M, Pathak A, Shoukat A, Somani P. Imaging of spaces of neck and mediastinum by endoscopic ultrasound. Lung India. 2016 May-Jun;33(3):292-305. doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.180866. PMID: 27185994; PMCID: PMC48575