Difference between revisions of "Zenker's diverticulum"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum -- low mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Consistent with Zenker's diverticulum (squamous mucosa). [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  = cricopharyngeal diverticulum, pharyngoesophageal diverticulum and hypopharyngeal diverticulum
| Micro      = squamous mucosa without [[nuclear atypia]] +/- parakeratosis
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[squamous dysplasia of the esophagus]], [[squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus]], [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Staging    =
| Site      = [[esophagus]]/pharynx
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = elderly
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  = dysphagia
| Prevalence =
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        = excision
}}
'''Zenker's diverticulum''' is an outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa at the junction of the pharynx and [[esophagus]].
'''Zenker's diverticulum''' is an outpouching of the mucosa and submucosa at the junction of the pharynx and [[esophagus]].


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Clinical:<ref name=pmid24055983>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Law | first1 = R. | last2 = Katzka | first2 = DA. | last3 = Baron | first3 = TH. | title = Zenker's Diverticulum. | journal = Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 12 | issue = 11 | pages = 1773-82; quiz e111-2 | month = Nov | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.09.016 | PMID = 24055983 }}</ref>
Clinical:<ref name=pmid24055983>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Law | first1 = R. | last2 = Katzka | first2 = DA. | last3 = Baron | first3 = TH. | title = Zenker's Diverticulum. | journal = Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 12 | issue = 11 | pages = 1773-82; quiz e111-2 | month = Nov | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.09.016 | PMID = 24055983 }}</ref>
*Eldery.
*Eldery.
*Dysphagia.
*Dysphagia - difficultly swallowing.
*May mimic a [[thyroid gland|thyroid]] nodule.<ref name=pmid20665743>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Singaporewalla | first1 = RM. | last2 = Mukherjee | first2 = JJ. | last3 = Thamboo | first3 = TP. | last4 = Cheah | first4 = WK. | title = Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 33 | issue = 12 | pages = 1800-3 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/hed.21474 | PMID = 20665743 }}</ref>
*May mimic a [[thyroid gland|thyroid]] nodule.<ref name=pmid20665743>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Singaporewalla | first1 = RM. | last2 = Mukherjee | first2 = JJ. | last3 = Thamboo | first3 = TP. | last4 = Cheah | first4 = WK. | title = Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum resembling a thyroid nodule on ultrasound. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 33 | issue = 12 | pages = 1800-3 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/hed.21474 | PMID = 20665743 }}</ref>
*+/-Aspiration of food.
*+/-Aspiration of food.
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*[[Squamous dysplasia of the esophagus]].
*[[Squamous dysplasia of the esophagus]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus]].
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]].


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