The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

but only 61% of malignant lymph nodes have a short axis >5 mm. The presence of a hyperechoic hilum was 100% indicative of nonmalignancy. The specificities of node shape, loss of hilum, and ...