Abstract
Summary A case of carcinoma in a large pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is described. Simple resection, followed by radiation therapy, was ineffective. Review of the literature shows that only in cases of noninvasive carcinoma in situ type of lesions were the results following surgery good. It is therefore probable that the presence of a constant filling defect on the roentgenograms is not a sufficiently early diagnostic sign. It is suggested that cytologic examination of the material aspirated endoscopically from the cavity of the diverticulum may be a better way of making an early diagnosis.
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