Metastasis to Subsegmental and Segmental Lymph Nodes in Patients Resected for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Prognostic Impact

The highest level of lymph node metastases may be used to stratify outcome of patients with pN1 disease. Routine examination of level 13+14 lymph nodes is to be recommended to correctly identify patients at risk of relapse and predict long-term prognosis.