With the increase of people’s health requirements, more and more people have health checkups, but many people are inexplicably found to have thyroid nodules, and there is even a saying that 5 out of 10 people can be found. After thyroid nodules are detected, some people fall into the panic of whether they have cancer or not, and become depressed and anxious, unable to eat or sleep, which seriously affects their life and work. The thyroid gland is a very important gland for human beings and belongs to the endocrine organ. It is located in the neck below the thyroid cartilage, on both sides of the trachea, and is shaped like a butterfly, just like a shield armor, so it is named as such. It secretes thyroid hormones, which play an important role in human metabolism and bone growth and maturation. Excessive secretion of thyroid hormones can lead to hyperthyroidism, irritability, weight loss, panic attacks, and protruding eyes. So the thyroid gland needs to work just right in order not to become disordered, and over time, bugs inevitably appear, such as thyroid nodules. A thyroid nodule is a mass of abnormal structure on the surface or inside the thyroid gland. Today ultrasonography is able to identify thyroid nodules as small as 1 mm. What are the common triggers for the appearance of thyroid nodules? 1. Radiation, such as chest radiographs, CT, etc.
2. Stress factors such as life stress, work stress, etc.
3. gender, the incidence ratio of women to men is 3:1, which is related to estrogen and progesterone in women. 4. too much or too little iodine intake. If a thyroid nodule is detected in a physical examination, it is best to seek medical attention and review an ultrasound, as the ultrasonographers at Supercow have an accuracy rate of up to 90% in determining benign and malignant. At the same time, a blood test of thyroid function can be done, and if you are still torn, a puncture biopsy pathology can be performed to determine the benignity or malignancy. According to statistics, 95% of thyroid nodules are benign and only 5% are malignant. For thyroid nodules smaller than 1 cm, dynamic observation of changes is sufficient, with a review every 3-6 months. If the nodule is enlarged and exceeds 1 cm, surgery can be performed. If the pathology on puncture biopsy is benign, but there is compression of the trachea and surrounding tissues, recurrent thyroid inflammation, combined hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, treatment such as thyroid function adjustment and surgery is required. If it is a malignant thyroid nodule, surgery is needed, but don’t be so nervous, thyroid cancer is milder, its metastasis and invasion are not that crazy.