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case_images: Brain CT scan of the patient at admission
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case_images: Chest CT scan of the patient after the administration of thrombolytic therapy indicating the retrosternal mass
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case_images: The aorta was normal, but a retrosternal mass and mild swelling of soft tissue was seen over the sternum (Figure 2).
case_images: Brain CT scan after 24 hours with asymptomatic ICH
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case_images: In the second brain CT scan, performed after 24 hours, an asymptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in the brain hemisphere contralateral to the infarcted hemisphere was detected (Figure 3).
case_images: Chest CT scan after 2 weeks indicating the retrosternal mass resolved
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case_images: Interestingly, in the second chest CT scan, before thoracoscopy, the retrosternal mass had disappeared (Figure 4).