Int J Thyroidol.  2018 May;11(1):56-59. 10.11106/ijt.2018.11.1.56.

A Case of Zenker's Diverticulum Mimicking a Right Side Thyroid Nodule

• Choi CW
• Ahn HY

• KMID: 2428072
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11106/ijt.2018.11.1.56

Abstract

Zenker's diverticulum, a pulsion diverticulum of the hypopharynx, is a rare lesion that commonly occurs in left side of hypopharynx. The incidence of esophageal diverticula is much lower than that of focal lesions or nodules of thyroid. In an ultrasonography, the outpouching just like a focal thyroid lesion, may present as an oval or circular structure. The food remnants or gas bubbles present in the diverticulum may mimic microcalcifications presented in papillary thyroid carcinoma. We reported a case of right side Zenker's diverticulum mimicking a thyroid cancer in thyroid ultrasonography.

Keyword

Thyroid nodule; Zenker diverticulum

MeSH Terms

Diverticulum
Diverticulum, Esophageal
Hypopharynx
Incidence
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms
Thyroid Nodule*
Ultrasonography
Zenker Diverticulum*