CT scan, September 2012. CT scan, September 2012. Several new lung masses can be seen. There is a cavitating soft tissue mass measuring 2.5×1.9 cm within the right lower lobe with adjacent consolidation and inflammatory changes. There is a further mass within the left upper lobe measuring 1.3 cm. No other sizeable intrapulmonary mass lesions are seen. A precarinal node measures 9 mm in the short axis. These are highly suggestive of malignancy. Sofia G. Korsavva, and Sudipta Roy Breathe 2017;13:e114-e120 ©2017 by European Respiratory Society