title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Yale University, 330 Cedar St, BB 205, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA. frank.detterbeck@yale.edu
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Detterbeck
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*