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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:1058-1059
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 109, Houston, TX 77030-4095, USA email: putnam@mdanderson.org

Resection for local control in patients with clinical T1 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) provides both a survival advantage and the potential to diagnose regional nodal metastases. Based upon a prospective randomized study, lobectomy is considered the standard operation for T1N0 non-small cell lung cancer [1].

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