Mediastinal lymph node resection in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer with small nodule: is it mandatory?

Should a therapeutic strategy be based on how the disease was diagnosed?

“…The authors concluded that MLNR is not mandatory when screen-diagnosed NSCLC manifests as a subsolid nodule. However, this conclusion has been questioned in several comments and editorials pointing out the multiple limitations of an adhoc retrospective analysis (2)(3)(4). The controversy has highlighted the importance of this topic.…”