What is a thyroid nodule and will it continue to worsen?

Thyroid nodules are actually lumps that appear after a special proliferation of thyroid cells. The high incidence is mainly related to current lifestyle habits, such as people's abnormal work and rest habits, staying up all night, unbalanced diet, insufficient iodine intake and other factors may cause the onset of thyroid nodules. Most of the deterioration of thyroid nodules is caused by the patient's failure to carry out ** in time, if the patient can treat it carefully, that is, when the body is found to have abnormalities, timely examination** can reduce the probability of deterioration.

It is a lump that appears after a special proliferation of thyroid cells. The high incidence of the disease is mainly related to the current lifestyle habits, abnormal work and rest habits, staying up all night, unbalanced diet, insufficient iodine content and other factors will cause the onset of thyroid nodules.

Most thyroid nodules are benign and do not need to be worried, but it is enough to monitor the status of the thyroid gland on a daily basis and visit the hospital for regular checkups.

Thyroid nodules are a general term for many thyroid diseases, and it is only an imaging diagnosis that refers to some abnormal echoes found inside the thyroid gland during imaging tests such as ultrasound. will continue to worsen.

Once the thyroid nodule becomes cancerous, there will be three signals: 1. Hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing. 2. Body emaciation. 3. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.

1. Hoarseness, difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing:In fact, these symptoms are all related to the mass of the cancer. Because the location of the thyroid gland is just in front of the throat.

Therefore, as soon as cancer occurs, it will immediately manifest itself in the dysfunction related to the throat. For example, the voice is hoarse, swallowing is difficult when eating, and the breathing always feels stuffy with a breath in the throat. These are all withdrawals of thyroid cancer in the neck.

Even when thyroid cancer invades and metastasizes, it will lead to complete loss of voice, complete inability to swallow, inability to drink water, and even complete blockage of breathing. When these conditions arise, surgery is usually required for related decompression and intubation.

2. The principle of body emaciation is:The thyroid gland is an organ that secretes hormones called thyroxine, and the role of thyroxine is to accelerate the body's metabolism. When the thyroid gland becomes cancerous, the thyroid gland will compensate for the secretion of thyroxine in large quantities, and the metabolism will be accelerated after the thyroxine secretion increases.

Thyroid cancer patients have been secreting thyroxine, so they lose weight very quickly, and in this case, the surgeon will prescribe prescription drugs such as thyroxine antagonists to fight the exuberant secretion of thyroxine.

3. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck. After thyroid cancer, metastasis is fairly rapid, and there are two ways of metastasis: from blood vessels or from lymphatic vessels.

So one of the obvious features of thyroid cancer is swollen lymph nodes in the neck. This swollen lymph nodes can be thought of as inflammation caused by cancer cells or swelling caused by cancer cells proliferating. There is another characteristic of this swelling:

There is no obvious sense of boundaries. Because cancer cells are aggressive and will invade the periphery of tissues, the boundary of this enlargement is very blurred, which is an important sign of cancerous invasion.

There are many signals of thyroid nodule cancer, the first is difficulty swallowing, after the thyroid gland becomes cancerous, the patient will have symptoms of swallowing pain, this is because the cancerous gland will cause the thyroid gland to become larger and larger, compressing the esophagus; The second is hoarseness, the continuous development of cancer cells will increase the size of the tumor, and to a certain extent, it will compress the recurrent laryngeal nerve, resulting in vocal cord paralysis and hoarseness; The third is dyspnea, which is a condition in which the tumor grows to a certain extent and compresses the trachea, causing difficulty breathing.

Once a thyroid nodule becomes cancerous, the following signals may appear:

Rapid growth of nodules: After thyroid cancer, cancer cells multiply rapidly, and the size of the nodule may increase rapidly in a short period of time.

Altered physical status: Because cancer cells need a lot of energy to multiply, the body may be in a state of sleep to conserve energy, and the patient may experience drowsiness. At the same time, the amount of nutrients consumed by the body is limited, and in order to function properly, fat may be broken down to provide energy for the body, so there may be a significant loss of weight.

Complications: Symptoms of thyroid nodules becoming cancerous, such as difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and difficulty breathing, may occur.

When these abnormalities appear, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible for imaging examinations, pathological biopsies, etc., to determine the condition of the nodule and treat it as soon as possible.

Once a thyroid nodule becomes cancerous, it may appear as a sign that the thyroid nodule may enlarge rapidly or significantly improve in a short period of time, and the lymph nodes may become enlarged. Whether the thyroid nodule is cancerous or not, the best way to diagnose it is color ultrasound or pathological puncture, through the color ultrasound changes can see whether the thyroid nodule is malignant, the malignant color ultrasound is manifested as rapid increase of fluid, uneven internal echo, irregular shape vertical and horizontal, different proportions and sizes, and at the same time, the formation of sand-like calcification in the center or around the enchantment.

1. Thyroid nodules may enlarge rapidly in a short period of time or have obvious cervical lymphadenopathy, which is a high suspicion of malignant transformation or metastasis. 2. The malignant manifestations of color ultrasound are rapid enlargement of the tumor, uneven internal echo, irregular morphology, vertical and horizontal ratio greater than one, and the formation of sand-like calcification in the center or periphery of the nodule, which indicates that the thyroid nodule may be cancerous.

If the thyroid nodule becomes larger and larger, and it cannot be moved, and the pain is very obvious, and it usually shows fatigue, and there is no energy, it is necessary to pay attention to the hospital for examination to prevent cancer.

Anyway, they all have to die of all kinds of diseases, what are you afraid of?

Thyroid nodules are benign and malignant, and most of them are benign when detected in the early stage, and there is a chance of malignant transformation in the long term. Benign thyroid nodules, according to the norms**, do not pose a threat to the survival of patients, while the prognosis of thyroid cancer can vary greatly according to different types, some develop slowly, rarely cause death, and some develop rapidly, with a high mortality rate.

Thyroid nodules should be alerted or considered malignant if they are:

1. Male and pediatric patients are more likely to be cancerous, and 50% of thyroid nodules in childhood are cancerous.

2. Sudden increase in a short period of time. When a benign thyroid nodule malignantly becomes a poorly differentiated or undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma, the mass may grow abruptly for a short period of time.

3. Symptoms of compression, such as hoarseness or difficulty breathing.

4. The texture of the tumor is hard and solid, and the surface is rough and uneven.

5. The activity of the tumor is blocked or fixed, and it does not move up and down with swallowing.

6. Swollen lymph nodes in cervical cancer.

The bigger the thyroid nodule, the more dangerous it is? Expert: Evaluate benign malignancy first, then look at the size of the nodule.

Hello, if the doctor tells you that it is a malignant thyroid nodule after the puncture examination, it is thyroid cancer, **The method is to remove it surgically first, and then do chemoradiotherapy or targeted drugs according to the specific situation after the operation**. Thyroid cancer generally has a longer survival time and a better prognosis. It is advisable to go to the hospital actively**.

Hope it works for you.

Benign tumors of the thyroid gland have the possibility of malignant transformation, but the possibility of malignant transformation is very small, if the examination supports the benign tumor of the thyroid gland, attention should be paid to regular reexamination, and attention should be paid to do a good biopsy and pathological examination. When the benign tumor has rapid enlargement or abundant blood supply, it indicates the possibility of malignant transformation and requires timely surgery**.

Thyroid disease must be treated in a timely manner and cannot be delayed.

Thyroid nodules are also sometimes related to environment, genetics, and exposure to large amounts of radioactive material, which can also lead to the formation of thyroid nodules. This is a general surgical disease, which can be transformed into cancer, and can also be transformed into other thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid adenoma, cyst and other diseases.

There are many reasons for inducing thyroid nodules, such as long-term consumption of a large amount of seafood with high iodine content, or endocrine disorders caused by excessive pressure. If it is a malignant thyroid nodule, it may turn into cancer.

Thyroid nodules may turn into cancer. However, the probability of malignant lesions is lower than that of other sites. Thyroid nodules are mostly benign and have a carcinogenesis rate of about 5%.

Yes, it is likely that it is because you do not insist on taking iodized salt, it may be because you often stay up late, it may be because of your usual diet and rest irregularly, it may be because your body's immunity is relatively low, and it may also be because of the pressure of your usual work.

Nodules are not necessarily cancer, let's take lung nodules as an example. In daily life, if we suffer from pulmonary nodules, we may have coughing, phlegm, and even coughing up blood. At the same time, it is accompanied by weakness of the limbs, headache and fever, which are very common.

Usually unhealthy diet and rest, infrequent exercise, relatively small amount of exercise, poor sleep quality, often angry, will.

If you have thyroid nodules, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a detailed examination to find the right medicine and conditioning. This type of nodule is generally benign and does not become cancerous, but it does not rule out the thyroid gland from changing its nature and becoming cancerous.

The incidence of thyroid nodules is getting higher and higher, and the reasons are related to human diet, human inflammation, human cancer cells, etc. It is precisely because of the various causes of the disease that people with thyroid nodules need to know the accurate ** and the type of nodules they suffer from, so as to be able to better ** and prevent cancer.

1. What should I do if I have thyroid nodules?

Patients with thyroid nodules generally have goiter, and if there are other adverse symptoms, they must go to the hospital to cooperate with the doctor to find the specific **. If you always guess by yourself, it will only delay **time and cannot ensure your health, so going to the hospital to find a doctor **is**the best ** plan for thyroid nodules.

2. Can this nodule become cancerous?

If the thyroid nodule is not obtained for a long time, the nature of the thyroid nodule will change, and there is a possibility of cancer. It is also possible that the thyroid nodules continue to occur due to poor lifestyle habits and lack of care for the body, and the part that originally did not have nodules is also affected, so the risk of cancer increases. Therefore, people with thyroid nodules must pay attention to the maintenance of the body and regular check-ups in daily life to prevent thyroid nodules from inducing cancer cells from becoming cancerous.

3. How to prevent thyroid nodules from becoming cancerous?

Many diseases can prevent cancer, and thyroid nodules are no exception, as long as preventive measures are taken, the chance of cancer is very small. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the diet every day, and patients with thyroid nodules should reduce their intake of foods containing excessive iodine. In addition, patients with thyroid nodules should stay away from radiation, and when they encounter radiation in their daily life and work, they should take relevant measures to protect themselves from radiation and thus stay away from cancer.

When we encounter this situation, we must go to the hospital for surgery, because this is a very serious disease, if we do not do surgery, the consequences are unimaginable, so we must pay attention to this aspect of the problem, do not let the condition worsen, and this nodule will become cancerous.

After we find out about the disease, we should actively go to the hospital to participate**, listen to the doctor's words, take medicine and pay attention to rest, maintain a good attitude, pay attention to balanced nutrition, and not blindly eat certain things, resulting in malnutrition in our body; If we don't do it properly, it will become cancerous.

After having thyroid nodules, you must be active, you must control your temper, and you must carry out a rational diet, if this nodule is not timely, it is likely to become cancerous, which is life-threatening.