Is segmentectomy indicative for small-sized non-small cell lung cancer in the basal segments with a small ground-glass opacity component?

The current issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery has published the remarkable work of Nishio and associates (1) which contributes to a deeper understanding of the locoregional control and postoperative long-term outcomes after an intentional extended segmentectomy for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of ≤2 cm.