Histological study of the structural layers around the esophagus in the lower mediastinum

Table 2 Distribution of lymph nodes

Cadaver No.	Para-esophageal area	Intermediate area				Para-aortic area
		Ventral	Lateral-right	Lateral-left	Dorsal
1	3	0	1	2	0	1
2	3	1	1	3	0	2
3	1	1	1	1	1	1
4	2	0	2	1	2	2
5	1	1	0	0	2	1
6	0	1	0	1	0	2
7	1	2	2	0	0	0
Average	1.6	0.9	1	1.1	0.7	1.3

Figures of the leftmost column indicate the cadaver numbers. Other figures indicate the number of lymph nodes in each area.