title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University, FMB 128, 330 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA. frank.detterbeck@yale.edu
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Detterbeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis