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Ultrasonographic features of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum in a case misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule: a case report and review of the literature

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002007
Çildağ, B., Tunçyürek, Özüm, Ertekin, E., & Çildağ, S. (2016). Ultrasonographic features of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum in a case misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule: a case report and review of the literature. ENT Updates, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002007
Volume 6 Issue 2 (2016)
Copyright (c) 2016 Burak Çildağ, Özüm Tunçyürek, Ersen Ertekin, Songül Çildağ
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Authors

  • Burak Çildağ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
  • Özüm Tunçyürek
    Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
  • Ersen Ertekin Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
  • Songül Çildağ Department of Internal Medicine/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın

Ultrasonography technique is generally used for head and neck lumps. As pharyngoesophageal diverticula reach large sizes, it might project toward the thyroid gland which can be confused with thyroid nodule during thyroid ultrasonography, leading to unnecessary fine needle aspiration biopsy. In this report, we present a case of pharyngoesophageal diverticulum that mimicked thyroid nodule in ultrasonography together with literature knowledge and ultrasonographic signs.

Keywords:

Diverticulum nodule thyroid ultrasound