title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jallan@partners.org
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Allan
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed