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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:2069-2070. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.104
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Single Station N2 NSCLC: A Brief Reflection on Possible Overdoing

Stefano Cafarotti, MDa, Alfredo Cesario, MDa,b, Giacomo Cusumano, MDa, Pierluigi Granone, MDa

a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Catholic University, Policlinico Gemelli Rome, Largo F.Vito 1, Rome, 000168 Italy
b CdC San Raffaele Velletri, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Via della Pisana, 235, Rome, 00163 Italy

(Email: giacomare55@hotmail.com).

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To the Editor:

We have read with great interest the article by Misthos and colleagues [1] and the attached Invited Commentary by Detterbeck [2], reporting on the peculiar outcome of advanced stage (IIIa) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases with the involvement of a single mediastinal (N2) station. This was compared with the outcome of cases of multiple involvement (ie, patients with more than one node) within the same staging class (IIIa) and the same N2 level.

The role of surgery in patients with NSCLC in clinical stage IIIa due to an extension to the homolateral mediastinal nodal stations (N2) is still a forum of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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