Early symptoms of thyroid cancer?

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In recent years, thyroid disease has been developing rapidly. The incidence rate of thyroid cancer is also increasing. Nowadays thyroid cancer has become the fastest growing entity cancer in recent years, with an annual growth rate of 6.2%. At present, it is the fifth most common malignant tumor in women. Especially in some coastal provinces. Early symptom map of thyroid cancer? Let's talk about it

Early symptoms of thyroid cancer?

Thyroid cancer usually occurs in children and middle-aged women, and lacks characteristic clinical manifestations in the early stage. More than 95% of the patients have masses in front of the neck, especially isolated, irregular, ill defined and poorly active hard masses, which should be highly vigilant.

Thyroid cancer patients in the early stage due to thyroid tumor continue to expand compression of recurrent laryngeal nerve, resulting in hoarseness or choking cough when drinking water. The enlargement of the mass can invade the cervical lymph nodes, leading to the enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes.

With the development of the mass, thyroid cancer patients can gradually compress the adjacent nerves, trachea or esophagus, resulting in dyspnea or dysphagia; Radiation pain occurred in ear, pillow and shoulder; The jugular vein was compressed and dilated, or the eyes were cracked or the pupils were narrowed; Ipsilateral or bilateral lymph node enlargement.

matters needing attention

It is suggested that people over 20 years old, especially urban white-collar women, coastal residents, people with excessive mental pressure, often exposed to high radiation working environment, or people with family history of thyroid cancer and high risk of thyroid cancer like eating seafood, should go to regular hospitals for routine examination every year.