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1 Head and Neck Lymph Node Anatomy ............................................... |
1 |
Classification............................................................................................ |
1 |
Criteria for Enlargement .......................................................................... |
5 |
Level I: Submental (IA) and Submandibular (IB) ................................... |
5 |
Metastatic Involvement ............................................................................ |
5 |
Unusual Site of Metastasis ................................................................... |
8 |
Level II..................................................................................................... |
8 |
Metastatic Involvement ............................................................................ |
12 |
Unusual Site of Metastasis ................................................................... |
12 |
Level III.................................................................................................... |
15 |
Level IV ................................................................................................... |
19 |
Level V (A + B) ........................................................................................ |
22 |
Level VI ................................................................................................... |
27 |
References................................................................................................ |
29 |
2 Chest Lymph Node Anatomy ................................................................ |
31 |
Mediastinal Lymph Nodes ....................................................................... |
31 |
Supraclavicular Nodes 1....................................................................... |
31 |
Superior Mediastinal Nodes 2–4.......................................................... |
33 |
Aortic Nodes 5–6 ................................................................................. |
38 |
Inferior Mediastinal Nodes 7–9 ........................................................... |
38 |
Hilar, Lobar, and (Sub)Segmental Nodes 10–14 ................................. |
44 |
Malignant Causes of Enlargement ....................................................... |
46 |
Axillary Lymph Nodes............................................................................. |
48 |
Lateral or Brachial Group .................................................................... |
50 |
Anterior or Pectoral Group................................................................... |
50 |
Posterior or Subscapular Group ........................................................... |
50 |
Central Group....................................................................................... |
50 |
Apical Group ........................................................................................ |
50 |
Malignant Causes of Enlargement ....................................................... |
51 |
Chest Wall Nodes..................................................................................... |
51 |
Internal Mammary (Internal Thoracic or Parasternal) Nodes.............. |
51 |
Malignant Causes of Enlargement ....................................................... |
51 |
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Posterior Intercostal Nodes .................................................................. |
51 |
Juxtavertebral (Pre-vertebral or Paravertebral) Nodes......................... |
52 |
Diaphragmatic Nodes........................................................................... |
53 |
Anterior (Pre-pericardial or Cardiophrenic) Group ............................. |
53 |
Middle (Juxtaphrenic or Lateral) Group .............................................. |
53 |
Posterior (Retrocrural) Group .............................................................. |
53 |
References................................................................................................ |
56 |
3 Abdominal Lymph Node Anatomy....................................................... |
59 |
Lymphatic Spread of Malignancies ......................................................... |
63 |
Liver .................................................................................................. |
63 |
Stomach................................................................................................ |
66 |
Paraesophageal and Paracardiac Nodes ................................................... |
69 |
Nodal Metastases in the Gastrohepatic Ligament.................................... |
69 |
Nodal Metastases in the Gastrosplenic Ligament.................................... |
70 |
Nodal Metastases in the Gastrocolic Ligament ....................................... |
71 |
Inferior Phrenic Nodal Pathways ............................................................. |
71 |
Small Intestine ......................................................................................... |
72 |
Appendix.................................................................................................. |
73 |
Colorectal................................................................................................. |
73 |
Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes ................................................................. |
77 |
Renal, Upper Urothelial, and Adrenal Malignancies........................... |
77 |
Lymphatic Spread of Malignancies ......................................................... |
81 |
Renal Tumor......................................................................................... |
81 |
Urothelial Tumors ................................................................................ |
82 |
Adrenal Tumors.................................................................................... |
82 |
Pancreatic Cancer................................................................................. |
82 |
Lymphatic Spread and Nodal Metastasis................................................. |
83 |
References................................................................................................ |
87 |
4 Pelvic Lymph Nodes............................................................................... |
89 |
Classification and Anatomical Location of Pelvic Lymph Nodes ........... |
89 |
Common Iliac Nodal Group................................................................. |
89 |
External Iliac Nodal Group .................................................................. |
91 |
Internal Iliac (Hypogastric) Nodal Group............................................ |
98 |
Inguinal Nodes ..................................................................................... |
100 |
Perivisceral Nodes................................................................................ |
104 |
Criteria for Diagnosing Abnormal Lymph Nodes ................................... |
105 |
Size ....................................................................................................... |
105 |
Shape and Margin................................................................................. |
105 |
Internal Architecture ............................................................................ |
105 |
Nodal Staging....................................................................................... |
105 |
Gynecologic Malignancies................................................................... |
105 |
Pattern of Lymphatic Drainage of the Female Pelvis .......................... |
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Lymphatic Spread of Malignancies ......................................................... |
109 |
Vulva .................................................................................................. |
109 |
Vagina .................................................................................................. |
109 |
Uterus .................................................................................................. |
113 |
Invasive Cervical Cancer...................................................................... |
114 |
Cancer of the Uterine Body.................................................................. |
119 |
Fallopian Tube...................................................................................... |
123 |
Ovary .................................................................................................. |
123 |
Male Urogenital Pelvic Malignancies.................................................. |
126 |
Superficial Inguinal Pathway ............................................................... |
126 |
Pelvic Pathways.................................................................................... |
127 |
Para-aortic Pathway.............................................................................. |
130 |
Modified Post-therapeutic Pathways.................................................... |
131 |
Pathways of Nodal Spread in Urogenital Pelvic Malignancies ........... |
132 |
Prostate Cancer..................................................................................... |
132 |
Penile Cancer........................................................................................ |
139 |
Testicular Cancer.................................................................................. |
143 |
Bladder Cancer..................................................................................... |
147 |
References................................................................................................ |
152 |
5 Pitfalls and Mimics of Lymph Nodes on Imaging ............................... |
155 |
Structures That Can Mimic a Lymph Node on Imaging.......................... |
155 |
Commonly Overlooked Nodal Sites ........................................................ |
159 |
Missed Adenopathy on Imaging .............................................................. |
167 |
Common Differential Diagnosis on Nodal Morphology ......................... |
173 |
References................................................................................................ |
177 |
Index .............................................................................................................. |
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