Killian-Jamieson Diverticula Mimicking a Right Thyroid Nodule on Ultrasonography: A Case Report.
- Author:
Chang Suk PARK
1
;
Jung Whee LEE
;
Se Jeong OH
;
Je Ho HAN
;
Ki jun KIM
;
Kyung Myung SOHN
;
Hyun Seouk JUNG
;
Hae Jeong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. whee88@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diverticula esophagus;
Thyroid;
Ultrasound (US)
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Needle;
Deglutition;
Diverticulum;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Needles;
Thyroid Gland;
Thyroid Nodule
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2008;27(2):103-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A Killian-Jamieson diverticulum is a type of pharyngoesophageal diverticuli and can be visualized on thyroid ultrasonography (US). Although most of the lesions are located in the deep layer of the left thyroid lobe, we encountered a case of a right-sided Killian-Jamieson diverticulum in a 64-year-old man that was mistaken for a thyroid nodule on US. We describe the US, computed tomographic, and esophagraphic findings of this case. In addition, we describe the US findings of a left Killian-Jamieson diverticulum in a 55-year-old woman that was seen as a hyperechoic mass in the thyroid on US.. The shape and echogenecity of the diverticulum changed with swallowing as depicted on real-time US and the need for a needle aspiration biopsy was avoided.
