What do you know about thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the thyroid gland. The incidence of thyroid cancer in China is increasing every year, and the incidence of thyroid cancer in women is higher than that in men. The thyroid gland is an important endocrine organ in the human body and plays an important role in maintaining human metabolic growth and development.

At present, the pathogenesis of thyroid cancer is not very clear, and it is currently more agreed that it is related to radiation exposure or the experience of radiation**, and it is related to genetics. It is currently believed that it is not related to salt iodization.

The early symptoms of thyroid cancer are atypical and difficult to notice or notice. Early thyroid cancer is usually found by physical examination. As the mass grows, hoarseness, difficulty breathing, and difficulty swallowing may occur.

At present, the main methods are surgery, auxiliary endocrine and radionuclides, etc. The rate of thyroid cancer after reasonable surgery** is very low. The prognosis of thyroid cancer is mainly related to the nature, grade, stage, and metastasis of the tumor.

In addition, age, sex, and family genetic history also affect the prognosis. But overall, the prognosis is very good, with a 20-year survival rate of 90%.

Generally, if thyroid cancer does not have metastases, it can be surgically removed at an early stage to achieve **. Patients with thyroid cancer are advised to be detected early, diagnosed early, and diagnosed early.

In general, if a patient is found to have a thyroid nodule, he must use thyroid ultrasound, thyroid fine needle aspiration examination and other methods to determine the benign and evil conditions of the thyroid nodule. If a malignant thyroid nodule is found, it is important to undergo surgical removal of thyroid cancer at an early stage**. During surgery, it is important to carefully check the lymph nodes around the thyroid gland, and if metastatic lesions are found, they need to be removed together.

Radioactive iodine** should be actively administered after surgery, and the level of thyroid function should be checked regularly.

Thyroid cancer is a relatively common malignant tumor of the head and neck, accounting for 1% to 2% of the malignant tumors of the whole body, more common in women, 2 to 3 times that of men, due to the more pathological types of thyroid cancer, the biological characteristics are very different, low-grade malignant thyroid cancer can sometimes survive naturally for more than ten years, some even have lung metastasis, and can survive with the disease for about five years, and high-malignant thyroid cancer can die in a short period of time.

Typical symptoms] A lump is found in the thyroid gland, which is hard and fixed in texture and uneven in surface, which is a common manifestation of all types of cancer. The glands move little up and down when swallowing. In the later stage, hoarseness, breathing, and dysphagia may occur.

Other symptoms] fatigue, weight loss, etc.

Diagnosis is based on clinical manifestations, if the thyroid mass is hard and fixed, the cervical lymphadenopathy is swollen, or there are compressive symptoms, or the thyroid mass that has existed for many years and rapidly enlarges in a short period of time, thyroid cancer should be suspected.