Thyroid oncology is nothing more than a malignant neoplasm that appears when abnormal cell growth begins inside it. This species occurs
diseases are rare, and in most cases its treatment is successful. Once a symptom of thyroid cancer has appeared, one should not despair, because the prognosis for its cure is quite favorable, since a tumor of this organ responds positively to the use of a medical method of treatment for it.
Signs and symptoms of the disease
The insidiousness of oncological diseases lies in the fact that they do not show any signs, being at the initial stage of development. Usually, the development of goiter is the development of a malignant formation. Therefore, the first symptom of thyroid cancer that you should pay attention to is the rapid growth of the tumor, the appearance of tubercles on it and the densification of the surface.
It happens that during the examination, the doctor found a seal in the form of a node, the surface of which is smooth, and the contours have clear boundaries. After a certain amount of time, the boundaries of the node disappear, tuberosity appears on it, and the person feels pressure on the trachea and on the nerve, called the return.
Patients do not have enough oxygen, there are discomfort during swallowing, the voice becomes hoarse. Inherent in a disease such as thyroid cancer, symptoms that patients themselves leave comments: this is the appearance of shortness of breath with any physical exertion, the skin is covered with a network of dilated veins, the lymph nodes become enlarged. With the development of a malignant tumor on the thyroid gland,
paralyzed vocal cords.
Reasons for the development of oncology
Today, there are several reasons why a symptom of thyroid cancer occurs. The main one is the insufficient amount of iodine in the food consumed. Therefore, it will be very good if iodized salt is included in the daily diet
One of the reasons for the development of a cancerous tumor can be radiation. For example, an X-ray machine is a source of radiation from radioactive waves.
A genetic predisposition to cancer should not be ruled out. In a large percentage of patients, the disease began to develop as a result of a gene that was inherited by them. A large number of people, ranging in age from thirty to fifty years old, showed symptoms of thyroid cancer. The photo (the second in the article) shows how a malignant tumor looks like.
Types of malignant tumors
In modern medicine, several types of malignant tumors of the gland are distinguished, the main of which are:
- Papillary cancer. It is considered the most common. In this type of tumor, one of the lobes of the gland is affected. The tumor develops slowly, but there is a risk of damage to the lymph nodes.
- The next type that a symptom of thyroid cancer may indicate is follicular. Its main place of development is follicular cells.
- A rare occurrence is a medullary tumor. Even before its detection, this type of cancer affects important vital organs: lungs, liver, lymph nodes.