Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum Mimicking a Thyroid Tumor

• Main Authors: Kazunori Kageyama (Author), Yutaka Watanuki (Author), Katsumi Endo (Author), Makoto Daimon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - Peertechz Publications, 2015-05-24.
• Subjects: Case Report
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<p>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).</p>