title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca 1, 60020, Ancona, Italy. brunellialex@gmail.com
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brunelli
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000821:virology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*