Gastric lymph node stations

Due to the low incidence of gastric cancer in the United States, it is hard for residents to fully appreciate the complexity of the anatomy associated with peri-gastric lymph node stations (Figure 1). This video clip reviewed the relevant gastric blood supply (Table 1,Figure 2) and the corresponding lymph node stations (Figure 2). The primary goal of this article is to provide residents an intuitive way to understand the peri-gastric lymph node network in order to facilitate the teaching of appropriate gastric cancer surgery.

Figure 1 Stomach blood supply and lymph node stations.

Table 1 Major peri-gastric arteries
Full table

Figure 2 Gastric lymph node stations (1). Available online: http://aos.amegroups.com/post/view/2017121104

Acknowledgements

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Footnote

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

References

1. Wang J. Gastric lymph node stations. Art Surg 2017;1:v002. http://aos.amegroups.com/post/view/2017121104