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This case report demonstrates its possible misinterpretation and the consequent importance of multidisciplinary evaluation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>We present a case of an 18-year-old Caucasian man with Marfan syndrome who developed an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm about 1 year after undergoing cardiac surgery with the Bentall procedure. Computed tomographic examination of the thoracic aorta and positron emission tomography\u2013computed tomography initially suggested a lymphomatous pathology. However, these imaging results were in contrast to the transesophageal echocardiogram and the laboratory data that showed negative results for hematological pathology. 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