Causes of shoulder and neck pain caused by thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer can cause shoulder and neck pain, which may be caused by tumor compression, radiation damage, hyperthyroidism, metastasis, etc. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time for treatment and receive targeted treatment after completing relevant examinations.

1. Tumor compression: If the thyroid cancer is large, it may compress the surrounding tissues, resulting in shoulder and neck pain. At this time, you can follow the doctor's advice to use drugs such as bromocriptine mesylate tablets for treatment, and if necessary, you can also improve it through surgical resection;

2. Radiation damage: If local care measures are not taken during surgery, or if the patient is exposed to radiation for a long time, it may cause damage to the neck muscles, resulting in shoulder and neck pain. At this time, you can use hot compresses to relieve the symptoms, or take ibuprofen sustained-release capsules and other drugs for pain relief as prescribed by the doctor;

3. Hyperthyroidism: Hyperthyroidism usually refers to a disease caused by excessive production of thyroid hormones, which may be related to excessive iodine intake. Due to the increase in thyroid hormone levels in the body, the body's metabolic activity can be accelerated, nerve excitability can be increased, and circulatory, digestive and other system excitability and hypermetabolism can be increased. At this time, the patient will experience symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, weight loss, and shoulder and neck pain. Patients can take propylthiouracil tablets, methimazole tablets and other drugs for treatment under the guidance of a doctor;

4. Metastasis: If thyroid cancer metastasizes to distant sites, such as the cervical spine, it may cause local irritation, resulting in shoulder and neck pain. At this time, chemotherapy or radiotherapy is needed as an auxiliary treatment.