Cases of thyroid cancer without surgery

If thyroid cancer is not treated with surgery, it may be because the patient is in poor physical condition or the cancer cells have spread to distant tissues, such as bone metastasis, lung metastasis, brain metastasis, etc. In clinical practice, thyroid cancer is mainly treated with surgery. If surgery is not performed, the patient may experience difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, hoarseness, lymph node metastasis, and even distant metastasis, which may affect the patient's life.

1. Poor physical condition: If the patient is older and has more underlying diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, etc., and cannot tolerate surgery, then not having surgery at this time will not be conducive to the patient's treatment and will affect the patient's prognosis;

2. Cancer cells have spread to distant tissues: If thyroid cancer cells have spread to other distant parts, such as bone metastasis, lung metastasis, brain metastasis, etc., it is difficult to completely remove the cancer cells by surgery. Even if surgery is performed, it is easy to produce metastatic lesions in other parts, making the disease more difficult to cure;

3. Other situations: If the patient is found to have tumor recurrence after surgery and there are no contraindications to surgery, surgical treatment can be considered. If the patient is in poor physical condition and cannot tolerate surgery or undergo surgical treatment, not undergoing surgery at this time will lead to a poor prognosis for the patient and even endanger his life.

In addition, if the tumor progresses after surgery, it may be a malignant tumor, and it is necessary to choose whether to undergo comprehensive treatment such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapy according to the stage of thyroid cancer. It is recommended that thyroid cancer patients try to keep a happy mood and avoid excessive fatigue, cold, etc., so as not to aggravate the condition.