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    • Contralateral mediastinal lymph node involvement generally precludes curative surgery.

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    • Main Results:

    • Nodal-free mediastinum allows consideration of primary surgical therapy.
    • Ipsilateral lymph node involvement necessitates multimodal therapy, with surgery often following neoadjuvant treatment.
    • Contralateral lymph node involvement indicates definitive chemoradiotherapy.

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