Impact of the Extent of Lymph Node Dissection on Precise Staging and Survival in Clinical I-II Pure-Solid Lung Cancer Undergoing Lobectomy.

Extensive examination of LNs and node stations seemed crucial to predicting accurate staging and survival outcomes. A threshold of 18 LNs and 6 node stations might be considered for evaluating the quality of LN examination in patients with stage cI-II radiologically pure-solid NSCLCs.