Surgically Managed Clinical Stage IIIA–Clinical N2 Lung Cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database

BackgroundThe role of surgical resection in patients with clinical stage IIIA–N2 positive (cIIIA-N2) lung cancer is controversial, partly because of the variability in short- and long-term outcomes. The objective of this study was to characterize the management of cIIIA-N2 lung cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database (STS-GTSD).MethodsThe STS-GTSD was queried for patients who underwent operations for cIIIA-N2...