Fig. 1

Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest undertaken 1Â years after surgery for lung cancer (a) Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest 1.5Â years after surgery for lung cancer. An aortic thrombus was incidentally detected in the distal aortic arch (b) Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest 2Â years after surgery for lung cancer. The thrombus in the distal aortic arch has disappeared after 6Â months of anticoagulant therapy without an event of symptomatic distal embolism (c) Arrows indicate thrombosis