Radiology Department, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 1500 Lansdowne Ave, Darby, PA 19023.
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Aug;217(2):368-377. doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.22997. Epub 2021 May 26.
Organ-specific nonregional and regional lymph nodes vary considerably among tumors. Nonregional lymph node involvement equals metastasis, which is critical to detect to ensure correct tumor staging, management, and prognosis. Knowledge of nodal nomenclature and anatomy is therefore essential in every cross-sectional imaging study. This article reviews the most important changes and highlights of the N category of the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition of the TNM classification for urogenital cancers.
肿瘤的器官特异性非区域性和区域性淋巴结差异很大。非区域性淋巴结受累等同于转移，这对于检测至关重要，以确保正确的肿瘤分期、管理和预后。因此，在每一项横断面成像研究中，了解淋巴结命名法和解剖结构是必不可少的。本文回顾了美国癌症联合委员会第 8 版泌尿生殖系统癌症 TNM 分类 N 分期的最重要变化和要点。
