title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. Electronic address: lorenzo.spaggiari@ieo.it.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casiraghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarize
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*