A patient with concurrent primary lung cancer and lymphoma diagnosed using endobronchial ultrasound

Sir, Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an effective tool in the diagnosis and staging of the mediastinum in suspected primary lung cancer.1,2 We describe a patient who was found to have two separate malignant conditions using EBUS-TBNA. A 70-year-old man with 125 pack-year smoking history presented with 4 weeks of breathlessness, cough, haemoptysis, weight loss and no night sweats. Chest computerized tomography revealed right lower lobe collapse, extensive mediastinal lymphadenopathy (right hilar: 27 mm, right paratracheal: 31 mm) and right …