P2. VATS sentinel node biopsy reduces the need for systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in early stage NSCLC

Objective Systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy is still essential for an adequate postoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We tried to investigate the controversial role of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in early stage NSCLC surgery using videothoracoscopic approach (VATS).