| JES (11th) . | . | AJCC (8th) . |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical LNs | ||
| 101 (L/R) | Cervical paraesophageal LNs | 1 R/L (IV†) |
| 102up | Upper deep cervical LNs | IIB† |
| 102 mid | Middle deep cervical LNs | III† |
| 103 | Peripharyngeal LNs | IIA and III† |
| 104 (L/R) | Supraclavicular LNs | IV and VB† |
| Thoracic LNs | ||
| 105 | Upper thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8up |
| 106recL | Left recurrent nerve LNs | 2 L |
| 106recR | Right recurrent nerve LNs | 2 R |
| 106pre | Pretracheal LNs | 4 R |
| 106tbL | Left tracheobronchial LNs | 4 L |
| 106tbR | Right tracheobronchial LNs | 4 R |
| 107 | Subcarinal LNs | 7 |
| 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8 m |
| 109 L | Left main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 109R | Right main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 110 | Lower thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8lo |
| 111 | Supradiaphragmatic LNs | 15 |
| 112aoA | Anterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112aoP | Posterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112pul (L/R) | Pulmonary ligament LNs | 9 R/L |
| 113 | Ligamentum arteriosum LNs (Botallo LNs) | 5 |
| Abdominal LNs | ||
| 1 | Right paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 2 | Left paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 3a | Lesser curvature LNs along the branches of the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 7 | LNs along the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 8a | LNs along the common hepatic artery (anterosuperior group) | 18 |
| 9 | LNs along the celiac artery | 20 |
| 11p | LNs along the proximal splenic artery | 19 |
| 11d | LNs along the distal splenic artery | 19 |
| 19 | Infradiaphragmatic LNs | 16 |
| 20 | LNs in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm | 16 |
| JES (11th) . | . | AJCC (8th) . |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical LNs | ||
| 101 (L/R) | Cervical paraesophageal LNs | 1 R/L (IV†) |
| 102up | Upper deep cervical LNs | IIB† |
| 102 mid | Middle deep cervical LNs | III† |
| 103 | Peripharyngeal LNs | IIA and III† |
| 104 (L/R) | Supraclavicular LNs | IV and VB† |
| Thoracic LNs | ||
| 105 | Upper thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8up |
| 106recL | Left recurrent nerve LNs | 2 L |
| 106recR | Right recurrent nerve LNs | 2 R |
| 106pre | Pretracheal LNs | 4 R |
| 106tbL | Left tracheobronchial LNs | 4 L |
| 106tbR | Right tracheobronchial LNs | 4 R |
| 107 | Subcarinal LNs | 7 |
| 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8 m |
| 109 L | Left main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 109R | Right main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 110 | Lower thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8lo |
| 111 | Supradiaphragmatic LNs | 15 |
| 112aoA | Anterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112aoP | Posterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112pul (L/R) | Pulmonary ligament LNs | 9 R/L |
| 113 | Ligamentum arteriosum LNs (Botallo LNs) | 5 |
| Abdominal LNs | ||
| 1 | Right paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 2 | Left paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 3a | Lesser curvature LNs along the branches of the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 7 | LNs along the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 8a | LNs along the common hepatic artery (anterosuperior group) | 18 |
| 9 | LNs along the celiac artery | 20 |
| 11p | LNs along the proximal splenic artery | 19 |
| 11d | LNs along the distal splenic artery | 19 |
| 19 | Infradiaphragmatic LNs | 16 |
| 20 | LNs in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm | 16 |
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; EC, esophageal cancer; JES, Japan Esophageal Society; LN, lymph node.
†AJCC head and neck cancer staging (eighth edition).
‡AJCC lung cancer staging (eighth edition).
| JES (11th) . | . | AJCC (8th) . |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical LNs | ||
| 101 (L/R) | Cervical paraesophageal LNs | 1 R/L (IV†) |
| 102up | Upper deep cervical LNs | IIB† |
| 102 mid | Middle deep cervical LNs | III† |
| 103 | Peripharyngeal LNs | IIA and III† |
| 104 (L/R) | Supraclavicular LNs | IV and VB† |
| Thoracic LNs | ||
| 105 | Upper thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8up |
| 106recL | Left recurrent nerve LNs | 2 L |
| 106recR | Right recurrent nerve LNs | 2 R |
| 106pre | Pretracheal LNs | 4 R |
| 106tbL | Left tracheobronchial LNs | 4 L |
| 106tbR | Right tracheobronchial LNs | 4 R |
| 107 | Subcarinal LNs | 7 |
| 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8 m |
| 109 L | Left main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 109R | Right main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 110 | Lower thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8lo |
| 111 | Supradiaphragmatic LNs | 15 |
| 112aoA | Anterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112aoP | Posterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112pul (L/R) | Pulmonary ligament LNs | 9 R/L |
| 113 | Ligamentum arteriosum LNs (Botallo LNs) | 5 |
| Abdominal LNs | ||
| 1 | Right paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 2 | Left paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 3a | Lesser curvature LNs along the branches of the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 7 | LNs along the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 8a | LNs along the common hepatic artery (anterosuperior group) | 18 |
| 9 | LNs along the celiac artery | 20 |
| 11p | LNs along the proximal splenic artery | 19 |
| 11d | LNs along the distal splenic artery | 19 |
| 19 | Infradiaphragmatic LNs | 16 |
| 20 | LNs in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm | 16 |
| JES (11th) . | . | AJCC (8th) . |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical LNs | ||
| 101 (L/R) | Cervical paraesophageal LNs | 1 R/L (IV†) |
| 102up | Upper deep cervical LNs | IIB† |
| 102 mid | Middle deep cervical LNs | III† |
| 103 | Peripharyngeal LNs | IIA and III† |
| 104 (L/R) | Supraclavicular LNs | IV and VB† |
| Thoracic LNs | ||
| 105 | Upper thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8up |
| 106recL | Left recurrent nerve LNs | 2 L |
| 106recR | Right recurrent nerve LNs | 2 R |
| 106pre | Pretracheal LNs | 4 R |
| 106tbL | Left tracheobronchial LNs | 4 L |
| 106tbR | Right tracheobronchial LNs | 4 R |
| 107 | Subcarinal LNs | 7 |
| 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8 m |
| 109 L | Left main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 109R | Right main bronchus LNs | 10‡ |
| 110 | Lower thoracic paraesophageal LNs | 8lo |
| 111 | Supradiaphragmatic LNs | 15 |
| 112aoA | Anterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112aoP | Posterior thoracic paraaortic LNs | 8 m and 8lo |
| 112pul (L/R) | Pulmonary ligament LNs | 9 R/L |
| 113 | Ligamentum arteriosum LNs (Botallo LNs) | 5 |
| Abdominal LNs | ||
| 1 | Right paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 2 | Left paracardial LNs | 16 |
| 3a | Lesser curvature LNs along the branches of the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 7 | LNs along the left gastric artery | 17 |
| 8a | LNs along the common hepatic artery (anterosuperior group) | 18 |
| 9 | LNs along the celiac artery | 20 |
| 11p | LNs along the proximal splenic artery | 19 |
| 11d | LNs along the distal splenic artery | 19 |
| 19 | Infradiaphragmatic LNs | 16 |
| 20 | LNs in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm | 16 |
AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; EC, esophageal cancer; JES, Japan Esophageal Society; LN, lymph node.
†AJCC head and neck cancer staging (eighth edition).
‡AJCC lung cancer staging (eighth edition).
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