Lung Cancer
AJCC/UICC lymph node classification by Mountain and Dresler Laterality Localisation (for detailed description, see Chapet et al. 2005) Accessible by EBUS-FNA Mediastinoscopy Superior mediastinal nodes Highest mediastinal 1 R/L Upper…
Pancreatic Cancer
UICC subdivisions Description JPS Description Superior Sup. to head and body Inferior Inf. to head and body Anterior Ant. pancreaticoduodenal, pylorica, proximal mesenteric Group 1:13a,* 13b,* 17a,* 17b* Posterior surface…
Head and Neck Cancer
1. Diameter >1 cm (or in the case of the jugulodigastric nodes, >1.5 cm) 2. Smaller than 1 cm with spherical rather than ellipsoidal (or “kidney-bean”) shape 3. Contain inhomogeneities…
Esophageal Cancer
Fig. 8.1 Classification of tumor depth for superficial esophageal cancer. Ep epithelium, lp lamina propria, mm muscularis mucosae, m mucosa, sm submucosa, mp muscularis propria, ad adventitia (from Ancona et…
Anal Carcinoma
Fig 11.1 Axial MRI image demonstrating the proximal anal canal in a female 11.2 Pathology More than 80 % of anal SCCs contain one or more subtypes of human papilloma…
Prostate Cancer
Risk group Low Intermediate High NCCN T-stage cT1c + cT2a and cT2b – 2c and/or cT3 or PSA <10 ng/ml and >10–20 ng/ml and/or >20 ng/ml or Gleason sum <7 =7 8–10…
Gastric Cancer
Figs. 9.1 and 9.2 LN drainage: Compartment 1 (DI resection): 1. right cardial nodes; 2. left cardial nodes; 3. nodes along the lesser curvature; 4. nodes along the greater curvature;…
