- Three-field Lymphadenectomy
- Removal of the first and second fields along with a neck dissection clearing the Brachiocephalic, deep lateral and external Cervical nodes, as well as right and left Recurrent Nerve lymphatic chains (deep anterior cervical nodes)
- Two-field Lymphadenectomy
- Removal of Para-aortic nodes (together with the Thoracic Duct), right and left pulmonary hilar, Paraoesophageal nodes, Subcarinal and Right Paratracheal nodes
- One-field Lymphadenectomy
- Removal of Diaphragmatic, Right and Left paracardiac, Lesser Curvature, Left Gastric, Coeliac, Common Hepatic and Splenic Artery nodes
LN stations adopted by the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer
Cervical
| 101R | Right cervical paraesophageal LN |
| 101L | Left cervical paraesophageal LN |
| 104R | Right supraclavicular LN |
| 104L | Left supraclavicular LN |
| Thoracic |
| 105 | Upper Thoracic paraesophageal LN |
| 106recR | Right recurrent nerve LN |
| 106recL | Left recurrent nerve LN |
| 106pre | Pretracheal LN |
| 106tbR | Right tracheobronchial LN |
| 106tbL | Left tracheobronchial LN |
| 107 | Subcarinal LN |
| 108 | Middle thoracic paraesophageal LN |
| 109R | Right main bronchus LN |
| 109L | Left main bronchus LN |
| 110 | Lower thoracic paraesophageal LN |
| 111 | Supradiaphragmatic LN |
| 112 | Posterior mediastinal LN, thoracic duct nodes were included |
Abdominal
| 1 | Right cardial LN |
| 2 | Left cardial LN |
| 3 | Lesser curvature LN |
| 7 | LN along the trunk of left gastric artery |
| 8 | LN along the common hepatic artery |
| 9 | Ceriac artery LN |
| 11 | Splenic artery LN |
| 19 | Inphradiaphragmatic LN |
| 20 | Paraesophageal LN in the diaphragmatic esophageal hiatus |
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