Symptoms and diagnosis of thyroid cancer

Symptoms of thyroid cancer


The thyroid cancer originating from follicular cells does not produce hormones in the vast majority of cases, so do not expect the presence of symptoms of hyper thyroid. Symptoms stem from thyroid include:

Swelling in the neck: the most common symptom.
Hoarseness in voice.
Difficulty in breathing: because of the pressure on the trachea.
Difficulty in swallowing: because of the pressure on the esophagus.
Pain in the neck or ears.

Diagnosed with thyroid cancer


The presence or absence of symptoms, diagnosis of thyroid cancer begins physical examination, where the doctor can be sensitive to the tuber in the gland. Then you can send the patient to work ultrasonic examination or class picture of the neck to see the building better gland and examine the presence of tubers.

In the case of a tuber, especially if they do not secrete hormones doctor may recommend taking a sample by a fine needle  An examination easy being in the clinic. The sample gives accurate diagnosis of cancer and its kind.

If the doctor suspects that the cancer of Marrow type may examine the hormone calcitonin in the blood, it is expected to be high.

In addition, the patient is asked to do more tests to find Metastasis in the body, such as:

Image radioactive iodine: to search for thyroid tissue in the body, these cells pick up iodine.
Chest: pulmonary .
CT or blood tests for the liver.
Bone scan (Bone scan): to of  bone.