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Nodal zones and stations according to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) node map.

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Table (above): Nodal zones and stations according to the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) node map. (Source: 1,2) *Depends on the side of the tumour.

References
  1. Goldstraw P, Crowley J, Chansky K, et al. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: proposals for the revision of the TNM stage groupings in the forthcoming (seventh) edition of the TNM Classification of malignant tumours. J Thorac Oncol. 2007;2(8):706–714.
  2. Rusch VW, Asamura H, Watanabe H, et al. The IASLC lung cancer staging project: a proposal for a new international lymph node map in the forthcoming seventh edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2009;4(5):568–577.