title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY.
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yendamuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY.
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Demmy
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000592:standards*