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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2016; 8(6): 489-497
Published online Jun 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i6.489
Table 1 The lymphatic system of the stomach[12]
LN groupsLN topography
№1Right paracardiac LNs
№2Left paracardiac LNs
№3LNs along the lesser curvature
№4saLNs along the short gastric vessels
№4sbLNs along the left gastroepiploic vessels
№4dLNs along the right gastroepiploic vessels
№5Suprapyloric LNs
№6Infrapyloric LNs
№7LNs along the left gastric artery
№8аLNs along the common hepatic artery (anterosuperior group)
№9LNs at the celiac trunk
№10LNs at the splenic hilum
№11рLNs along the proximal splenic artery
№11dLNs along the distal splenic artery
№12aLNs in the hepatoduodenal ligament (along the hepatic artery)
№12bLNs in the hepatoduodenal ligament (along the bile duct)
№12рLNs in the hepatoduodenal ligament (behind the portal vein)
№13Retro-pancreaticoduodenal LNs
№14аLNs along the superior mesenteric artery
№14vLNs along the superior mesenteric vein
№15LNs along the middle colic vessels
№16Para-aortic LNs
№17LNs on the anterior surface of the pancreatic head
№18LNs along the inferior margin of the pancreas
№19Infradiaphragmatic LNs
№20LNs in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm