title: Reply to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mimae
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Morihito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male