Incomplete intrapulmonary lymph node retrieval after routine pathologic examination of resected lung cancer

In their paper entitled “Incomplete Intrapulmonary Lymph Node Retrieval After Routine Pathologic Examination of Resected Lung Cancer” (1), R A. Ramirez and colleagues advocate a special pathologic examination (SPE) protocol for dissection and examination of lung resection specimens in order to make an inventory as complete as possible of lymph nodes (LN) removed with the resected lung.