Have a small lump on your neck? Be careful, this is a thyroid tumor! The incidence of thyroid tumors accounts for about half of all cervical tumors, and surgical resection is recommended if it exceeds 4 cm.
Lai, director of general surgery at Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, said that the thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck and is responsible for absorbing iodine in human blood, producing and secreting thyroxine, which can regulate the metabolism, growth and development of body cells. Under normal circumstances, the thyroid gland can't be touched or seen, so when the thyroid gland is enlarged, we should pay attention to whether it is a thyroid lesion.
Among them, thyroid tumor is a very common thyroid disease, accounting for about half of all cervical tumors, and surgical resection is the main treatment for thyroid tumors. Clinically, when doctors diagnose thyroid tumors, they will evaluate the necessity of fine needle aspiration and subsequent surgery according to the size of the tumors. Generally speaking, if there is something wrong with the biopsy, or if the tumor is larger than 3 to 4 cm, the patient will be advised to have surgery to remove the tumor.
There are three biggest differences in thyroidectomy: the size and location of the wound.
What surgical options are available for clinical patients who decide to have thyroid surgery? Director Lai mentioned that from the evolution of thyroid surgery, the most worrying risks in the early years were postoperative bleeding and intraoperative injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve near the thyroid gland, resulting in hoarseness.