What are the early symptoms of thyroid cancer

What are the early symptoms of thyroid cancer? If thyroid cancer can be detected and treated early, the hope of cure can be maximized, and the harm to patients will be reduced a lot. Therefore, it is very important to detect the existence of thyroid cancer in time. If you want to ensure timely detection, you need to understand the early symptoms of thyroid cancer. So what are the early symptoms of thyroid cancer?

Early symptoms of thyroid cancer

Changes in the eyes

When the cervical sympathetic nerve is compressed, symptoms of ipsilateral pupil dilation, sunken eyeball, drooping eyelids, and pupil constriction may occur.

Difficulty swallowing

Dysphagia caused by esophageal compression is generally rare and is only seen when the thyroid gland extends between the esophagus and trachea, or when there is malignant change. At this time, symptoms of persistent dysphagia due to the thyroid gland often appear.

Change of pitch

When the recurrent laryngeal nerve is compressed, irritation symptoms such as hoarseness and spasmodic cough often occur at first. When the recurrent laryngeal nerve is paralyzed, severe hoarseness and aphonia often occur.

There is more difficulty breathing, and symptoms of shortness of breath when moving. When the tumor is too large, it will cause the trachea to shift, bend or narrow, causing severe breathing difficulties.

Congestion of face and neck

Thyroid adenoma often causes compression of large blood vessels, especially the jugular vein. At this time, congestion in the face and neck, such as glandular cancer extending to the back of the sternum, often compresses the large vein trunks. If the superior vena cava is compressed, the venous blood return of the head and neck will be blocked, which can cause facial edema and varicose veins of the jugular vein. There is also edema and obvious varicose veins on the chest skin and upper arms.