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dc.title | Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound | |
dc.contributor.author | Singaporewalla, R.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mukherjee, J.J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Thamboo, T.P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cheah, W.K. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-07T05:36:15Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-07T05:36:15Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Singaporewalla, R.M., Mukherjee, J.J., Thamboo, T.P., Cheah, W.K. (2011-12). Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound. Head and Neck 33 (12) : 1800-1803. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21474 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 10433074 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/127063 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background Ultrasound is routinely used in evaluating thyroid nodules and performing fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Occasionally, nonthyroidal lesions can mimic thyroid nodules on imaging and get wrongly aspirated. Methods A 63-year-old woman was reported to have an incidental left thyroid "nodule" on neck ultrasound scan. It was isoechoic with a surrounding hypoechoic rim and contained tiny foci of echogenicity. Similar findings were noted in a second surgeon-performed ultrasound scan. Results An ultrasound-guided FNAC showed abundant squamous cells, bacteria, and vegetable cells with no evidence of thyroid cells or colloid. The suspicion of a pharyngoesophageal diverticulum was confirmed on barium swallow. She remained asymptomatic with no increase in size at 6 months follow-up. Conclusion A pharyngoesophageal diverticulum can be mistaken for a posteriorly placed "thyroid nodule" on ultrasound scan if the subtle differentiating signs are missed. An awareness of this condition is important to avoid unnecessary needle biopsies. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.description.uri | http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.21474 | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | cytology | |
dc.subject | neck ultrasound | |
dc.subject | needle biopsy | |
dc.subject | pharyngoesophageal diverticulum | |
dc.subject | thyroid nodule | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | PATHOLOGY | |
dc.contributor.department | SURGERY | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1002/hed.21474 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Head and Neck | |
dc.description.volume | 33 | |
dc.description.issue | 12 | |
dc.description.page | 1800-1803 | |
dc.description.coden | HEANE | |
dc.identifier.isiut | 000297850400022 | |
Appears in Collections: | Staff Publications |
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