Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2006 Feb;49(2):241-245.
A Case of Zenker's Diverticulum Mimicking the Thyroid Tumor Associated with Vocal Cord Palsy
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. ywkohent@schbc.ac.kr
Abstract
- We usually consider the anterior neck mass associated with ipsilateral vocal cord paralysis as a thyroid tumor. Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) is classically defined as a pulsion diverticulum between the cricopharyngeal muscle and inferior constrictor muscle in an area of Killian's triangle. If ZD increases sufficiently, it might be presented as a anterior neck mass, or a thyroid tumor. In the literature, ZD has been rarely presented as a thyroid mass associated with ipsilateral vocal cord palalysis. ZD occurs predominantly in the elderly and induces non-specific symptoms such as dysphagia, regurgitaion, aspiration pneumonia, and halitosis. Vocal cord paralysis associated with ZD may be related to carcinoma occurring in ZD. We report, with a brief review of literature, a case of ZD mimicking the thyroid tumor associated with vocal cord paralysis and treated with surgery.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A Case of Zenker's Diverticulum Mimicking a Right Side Thyroid Nodule
- A Case of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Accompanied by Zenker’s Diverticulum: Considerations for Surgery
- Acquired Pharyngeal Diverticulum after Anterior Cervical Fusion Operation Misdiagnosed as Typical Zenker Diverticulum
- A Case of Pharyngoesophageal Diverticulum (Zenker's Diverticulum) Following Anterior Cervical Spine Screw or Plate Fixation
- A Case of Primary Papillary Thyroid Cancer That Caused Vocal Cord Palsy Arising from Thyroid Rest
