Recurrence symptoms after total thyroidectomy?

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Recently, I feel a lump in my neck. When I eat, I feel pain in my throat. Sometimes my throat and saliva ache, and my voice is hoarse. I feel phlegm. I went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said it was thyroid cancer, so I had an operation. However, it seems that it recurred after the operation. Thyroid cancer is a more common malignant tumor in clinic. If it is not treated in time, it is likely to recur, The recurrence of thyroid cancer is usually characterized by low malignancy and slow growth. Most of them go to the hospital when they accidentally find a mass in front of the neck or cervical lymph node enlargement. So what symptoms will appear after the recurrence of thyroid cancer? Now let's talk about it.

Recurrence symptoms after total thyroidectomy?

The recurrence of thyroid cancer is usually characterized by low malignancy and slow growth. The patients can survive for several years without any symptoms. Most of them go to the hospital when they accidentally find the anterior cervical mass or cervical lymph node enlargement. Some patients are diagnosed as benign thyroid tumor preoperatively. After surgery, they are diagnosed as thyroid cancer by pathological examination.

In other words, the higher the degree of malignancy, the greater the possibility of postoperative recurrence or distant metastasis. In addition, relapse and metastasis are closely related to the first choice of treatment. The 10-year survival rate is more than 90% if the operation plan is made and selected properly.

The recurrence time of thyroid cancer is mostly within 5 years. About 40% of the recurrences occurred in the primary surgical site and 60% in the cervical lymph nodes. Therefore, patients with thyroid cancer should pay special attention to whether there are palpable masses in the original surgical site or neck.

matters needing attention

Patients must pay attention to once found recurrence of thyroid cancer, patients should not be pessimistic and give up treatment. If you can actively cooperate with the doctor, get the correct and timely treatment, still have a good effect. Patients should not go to the doctor blindly, because improper treatment still has the possibility of recurrence, and with the increase of recurrence times, not only the difficulty of treatment increases, but also the malignant degree of cancer increases.