Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum Mimicking a Thyroid Tumor

Kazunori Kageyama*, Yutaka Watanuki, Katsumi Endo, Makoto Daimon

A 42-year-old woman was referred to us for evaluation of a suspicious mass in her left thyroid gland. She had experienced left anterior neck pain and odynophagia for a few weeks. Ultrasonography (US) demonstrated a heterogenous and hypoechoic mass with bright internal hyperechoic foci and a partial surrounding halo involving the posterior aspect of the left thyroid lobe (Figure 1). Computed tomography (CT) of the neck with contrast enhancement demonstrated a soft tissue mass with internal air between the left back side of the thyroid and esophagus (Figure 2). Barium swallow pharyngoesophagography showed a barium-filled sac protruding from the left anterolateral wall of the cervical esophagus (Figure 3).

Keywords: Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum; Thyroid; Esophagus

Published on: May 24, 2015 Pages: 7-8

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