title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. fgrannis@coh.org
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grannis
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008482:Mediastinum; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome