Is lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer serious?

Lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer is more serious. Lymph node metastasis belongs to the middle and late stages. When lymph node metastasis increases to a certain extent, it can compress the trachea and esophagus, leading to symptoms of dyspnea and difficulty eating. For those who need a comprehensive examination, surgical treatment can be performed as much as possible. The surgery requires removal of the thyroid gland and cleaning of the lymph nodes. Postoperative pathological diagnosis of the disease staging, routine chemotherapy, radiotherapy and endocrine drug treatment after surgery. At the same time, thyroid hormone values ​​need to be checked regularly to avoid hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.

Early symptoms of thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is a very common malignant tumor of the head and neck. The early symptoms are not very typical and may manifest as a thyroid lump. Some relatively small lumps have local calcification furnaces. They can be seen through thyroid color Doppler ultrasound or other imaging examinations. Some are accompanied by local pain or affect thyroid function. Most thyroid cancers are papillary thyroid carcinomas. The treatment effect is very good through surgery. If there is cervical lymph node metastasis, the cervical lymph nodes can also be cleaned together. Generally speaking, long-term survival can be achieved after surgery, and regular review is performed.

What should I do if thyroid cancer metastasizes to the lymph nodes?

It is more common for thyroid cancer to metastasize to the lymph nodes. For example, the most common papillary thyroid cancer may metastasize to the cervical lymph nodes, which can be cured by surgery. The thyroid gland basically needs to be completely removed, followed by cleaning of the cervical lymph nodes. Most treatments are still very effective. Long-term oral thyroid hormone tablets are required after surgery. If it is other types of thyroid cancer or papillary thyroid cancer, distant lymph node metastasis indicates that the disease is relatively late and the treatment effect is relatively poor, but it also depends on whether surgical treatment, other nuclear therapy or targeted drug therapy can be performed.