List of tissues analyzed in this study, with symbol, description and location
| Symbol . | Tissue . | Description, location . |
|---|---|---|
| PLN | Pancreatic lymph nodes | Typically 2 nodes between the pancreas and the caudate lobe of the liver (right node also known as pancreaticoduodenal [PDLN], and left node as gastric [GLN]), used pooled unless otherwise stated |
| MLN | Mesenteric lymph nodes | A string of nodes in the mesentery, mostly connected to the small intestine (jejunal and colic lymph nodes) |
| ILN | Inguinal lymph nodes | Under the skin, in the groin area (pooled from both sides) (subiliac lymph nodes) |
| LLN | Lumbar lymph nodes | Periaortic, below the colon (pool of lumbar and sacral nodes) (lumbar aortic, medial iliac, and caudal mesenteric lymph nodes) |
| CLN | Cervical lymph nodes | Typically 4 nodes close to the salivary glands (mandibular and superficial parotid lymph nodes) |
| TLN | Paratracheal mediastinal lymph node | Typically one node, right side of the trachea, under the thymus and heart (tracheobronchol lymph node) |
| KLN | Popliteal lymph nodes | Behind knees (pooled from both sides) |
| RLN | Renal lymph nodes | Under the kidney (pooled from both sides) |
| SPL | Spleen | Whole tissue |
| THY | Thymus | Whole tissue |
| POT | Pancreatic and omental tissue | Pancreas with associated omental tissue |
| LIV | Liver | Left or caudate lobe as indicated. The absolute signal measured thus refer to that lobe (approximately 27% and 8% of whole liver mass, respectively), not to the whole tissue |
| LGS | Lungs | All lobes pooled |
| KID | Kidneys | Both kidneys pooled |
| INT | Intestine | A 2-inch section of ileum, emptied of its content |
| Others | Other tissues analyzed at least once | Axillary and brachial lymph nodes, heart, brain, femur (bone marrow) |
| Symbol . | Tissue . | Description, location . |
|---|---|---|
| PLN | Pancreatic lymph nodes | Typically 2 nodes between the pancreas and the caudate lobe of the liver (right node also known as pancreaticoduodenal [PDLN], and left node as gastric [GLN]), used pooled unless otherwise stated |
| MLN | Mesenteric lymph nodes | A string of nodes in the mesentery, mostly connected to the small intestine (jejunal and colic lymph nodes) |
| ILN | Inguinal lymph nodes | Under the skin, in the groin area (pooled from both sides) (subiliac lymph nodes) |
| LLN | Lumbar lymph nodes | Periaortic, below the colon (pool of lumbar and sacral nodes) (lumbar aortic, medial iliac, and caudal mesenteric lymph nodes) |
| CLN | Cervical lymph nodes | Typically 4 nodes close to the salivary glands (mandibular and superficial parotid lymph nodes) |
| TLN | Paratracheal mediastinal lymph node | Typically one node, right side of the trachea, under the thymus and heart (tracheobronchol lymph node) |
| KLN | Popliteal lymph nodes | Behind knees (pooled from both sides) |
| RLN | Renal lymph nodes | Under the kidney (pooled from both sides) |
| SPL | Spleen | Whole tissue |
| THY | Thymus | Whole tissue |
| POT | Pancreatic and omental tissue | Pancreas with associated omental tissue |
| LIV | Liver | Left or caudate lobe as indicated. The absolute signal measured thus refer to that lobe (approximately 27% and 8% of whole liver mass, respectively), not to the whole tissue |
| LGS | Lungs | All lobes pooled |
| KID | Kidneys | Both kidneys pooled |
| INT | Intestine | A 2-inch section of ileum, emptied of its content |
| Others | Other tissues analyzed at least once | Axillary and brachial lymph nodes, heart, brain, femur (bone marrow) |
Alternative names from Van den Broeck et al's nomenclatures25 are shown in italics.