title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital & Clinic, 420 Delaware St, SE Box 207, Minneapolis, MN55455, USA. madda001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maddaus
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*