What is the cause of unilateral nerve damage in thyroid cancer

The most common cause of unilateral nerve damage in patients with thyroid cancer is surgical factors, but it may also be caused by factors such as radiation therapy, trauma, and the influence of thyroid hormones. It is necessary to choose the appropriate treatment method according to the severity of the disease and follow the doctor's advice.

1. Surgical factors: During thyroid cancer surgery, local lymph node dissection is required, which may damage the surrounding nerves and cause nerve damage. If the nerve damage is relatively mild, you can follow the doctor's advice to use nerve nourishing drugs for treatment, such as oral methylcobalamin tablets. If the nerve damage is relatively severe and severe compression symptoms occur, neurolysis is required to relieve the compression on the nerves;

2. Radiotherapy: After thyroid cancer patients undergo radiotherapy, the radioactive substances damage the tissues around the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands, and damage the peripheral nerves, which may cause neck pain accompanied by finger numbness. Physical therapy can be used, such as massage, infrared irradiation, etc.

3. Trauma: If the thyroid cancer patient undergoes neck surgery and the neck nerves are accidentally stretched or damaged, it may cause nerve compression symptoms. It is necessary to use nerve nourishing drugs for treatment as soon as possible, such as taking oral vitamin B12 tablets, adenosine cobalamin tablets, etc. as prescribed by the doctor;

4. Effects of thyroid hormones: Thyroid hormones regulate the growth and metabolism of the human body. If patients stay up late, smoke, drink, or have excessive mental stress for a long time, it will lead to excessive or reduced secretion of thyroid hormones, which will affect the body's metabolism and growth and development, and may also cause nerve damage. It is recommended that patients develop good living habits, avoid staying up late, smoking, drinking, and relax appropriately.

In addition to the above reasons, it may also be caused by other diseases, such as spinal canal tumors. If thyroid cancer patients experience nerve damage after surgery, it is recommended to go to the hospital's tumor surgery department in time to complete CT and other examinations to understand the situation.