Lymph node stations in Carcinoma stomach

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Q) In gastric cancer, lymph node station 12 corresponds to 

a) Common hepatic

b) Hepatoduodenal

c) Retropancreatic

d) Superior Mesenteric

Ans b

In gastric cancer, lymph node station 12 corresponds to the hepatoduodenal ligament lymph nodes.  These nodes are specifically located along the hepatoduodenal ligament and are further subdivided into groups based on their anatomical relationship: along the hepatic artery (12a), along the bile duct (12b), and behind the portal vein (12p)