Neck lumps with foreign body sensation in the throat may be related to thyroid cancer, chronic thyroiditis, laryngeal cancer, etc. According to the cause of the disease and the extent of the disease, surgical treatment, radiotherapy, endocrine therapy and other methods should be chosen to control the disease and alleviate the symptoms.
1. Thyroid cancer: Thyroid cancer should be suspected when there are hard and fixed thyroid lumps, enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, hoarseness, dyspnea, blockage of throat, foreign body sensation and other compression symptoms. Surgical resection of thyroid gland can be considered to clarify the diagnosis, meanwhile, cervical lymph nodes should be cleared, and oral thyroxine tablets and radiotherapy should be taken after surgery.
2. Chronic thyroiditis: Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. The thyroid gland is hard and rubbery. There is discomfort in the anterior neck area, localized pain and tenderness, and in severe cases, there may be compression symptoms, difficulty in breathing or swallowing, and other symptoms such as those above. This disease is mainly treated by oral thyroid preparation, and glucocorticoid such as dexamethasone can be taken orally to reduce the symptoms.
3. Laryngeal cancer: This disease is related to smoking, drinking, viral infection, air pollution and other factors. Symptoms such as hoarseness, dyspnea, cough, dysphagia and cervical lymph node metastasis are the main symptoms, and it can be found that there are hard lumps in the neck and the throat is a bit blocked with foreign body sensation and other characteristics. The main choice of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, immunotherapy and so on. At present mostly advocate planned integrated therapy.
When you find a hard lump in the neck throat a little bit blocked with a foreign body sensation, you should actively seek medical attention, systematic examination to clarify the diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions standardized treatment.