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A 79-year-old retired opera singer presents with dysphagia, which has become progressively worse during the last 5 years. He states that he is sometimes aware of a lump on the left side of his neck and that he hears gurgling sounds during swallowing. He sometimes regurgitates food during eating. What is the likely diagnosis?

ACarcinoma of the esophagus
BForeign body in the esophagus
CPlummer-Vinson (Kelly-Patteson) syndrome
DZenker's (pharyngoesophageal) diverticulum
Surgery
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