Practical Reviews on the Anatomy of the Chest

Anatomy is the cornerstone of modern medicine. Pulmonary alveoli in pulmonary lobule are regarded as the origin of the lung adenocarcinoma. The pulmonary vasculatures, as the blood supply system, exert a pillar-like role in the course of initiation, development, and progression of lung adenocarcinoma. Imaging analysis of lung cancer should include five basic categories: location, quantitation, qualitation, shape description, and staging determination. For fulfillment of these purposes, mastery of the normal anatomy and variants of the lung as well as mediastinal structures, especially lymph nodes, carries significant clinical relevance.