title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. adls1@lycos.com
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sihoe
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy