Do thyroid nodules have to be removed?

Thyroid nodules are a very common disease. Generally, they are benign nodules, but the possibility of lesions cannot be ruled out. When many patients know that they have thyroid nodules, they have a concern: Do thyroid nodules have to be removed? Whether thyroid nodules need to be removed depends on the patient's condition and should be judged based on actual conditions. You can learn more about it.

1. How big a thyroid nodule is required for surgery?

Thyroid nodules are divided into benign and malignant. Benign nodules do not require surgery if there are no compression symptoms. If the nodule is larger than four centimeters, increases by more than three millimeters within six months, or has suspected lymph node metastasis, surgical treatment is required.

After the occurrence of thyroid nodule disease, if the diameter of the nodule is less than 0.5 cm, regular thyroid ultrasound examinations should be performed and the thyroid nodule disease should be closely observed. If the diameter of the nodule is greater than 0.5 cm, surgery will be required. When it is less than 0.5, the nodule will have an irregular shape during ultrasound examination, and there will be abnormal blood flow or calcification, or obvious symptoms, and surgical treatment is required as soon as possible. If the diameter of the nodule exceeds three centimeters, single thyroid nodules must be treated surgically, otherwise, if the nodule is large, it will cause symptoms of tracheal compression.

Patients with thyroid nodules can use drug treatment in the early stages. During the treatment process, they should also undergo regular checkups and observe the condition of the thyroid nodules. If the nodules develop very quickly, surgical treatment should be considered as soon as possible. If the patient with thyroid nodules has a long course of disease and has a large and hard tumor that is deteriorating, it is best to undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible.

How big a thyroid nodule should be to require surgery? When the diameter of a thyroid nodule is larger than 0.5 cm, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible. If it is a single thyroid nodule with a diameter larger than three centimeters, surgery is necessary. There are many other cases that require surgical treatment as soon as possible, which are all introduced above.