Fine-needle aspiration of a paraesophageal diverticulum masquerading as a thyroid nodule

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 843-845

  Walts, Ann E ^a   Braunstein, Glenn ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal diverticulum; Fine needle aspiration; Paraesophageal diverticulum; Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum; Thyroid nodule; Zenker's diverticulum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NODULE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 33845379987     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20570     Document Type: Article

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