Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is considered to be a relatively uncommon cancer. Thyroid cancer can occur at any age in both sexes but is most common in middle-aged and older women.

Clinical manifestations:

Symptoms of thyroid cancer depend on the gland’s condition, the nature of growth, the extent of the tumor, histological structure, general condition and age of patients, and the presence of metastases.

The main local symptom is an enlargement of the gland or the appearance of a denser area, sometimes in the form of a tumor node.

Hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, persistent coughing, and hemoptysis are late signs of thyroid cancer and usually indicate the impossibility of radical removal of the tumor.

Diagnostics:

Today, ultrasound is the most accurate method for visualizing thyroid nodules. It allows you to accurately determine the size and structure of both the largest node and other non-palpable nodes, which is especially important in a multinodular goiter. Ultrasound is also required for targeted fine-needle aspiration biopsy (TAB), the "gold standard" for differential diagnosis of nodular goiter. In addition, an ultrasound of the neck may reveal suspicious metastatic lymph nodes.

Also, instrumental diagnostics (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) and endoscopic examinations are used, which makes it possible to establish the volume of the neoplasm, its exact localization, the degree of prevalence, and other indicators important for choosing a treatment regimen.

Treatment:

There are various treatments for thyroid cancer: surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy. The choice of a treatment method depends on the type of tumor, its histological characteristics, and the stage of a oncological process.

The surgical method of treatment is total (or subtotal) thyroidectomy with dissection of the central tissue of the neck.After surgery , 131I ablation of any residual thyroid tissue and hormone replacement therapy with thyroid drugs are usually performed.

Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is more often used in the anaplastic form, where it together with chemotherapy shows the best results.

The cost of treating thyroid cancer depends on the scope of the examination, the chosen method of surgery, and the number of days of hospitalization in the clinic.

The advantages of carrying out the service with us:

In the practice of the Dobrobut Clinic in Kyiv, modern methods of treatment are used.

The list of necessary diagnostic and treatment procedures is determined strictly individually.

The main goal of our center is to maximize the patient's quality of life.

How to sign up?

You can sign up for a preliminary examination and get acquainted with the prices on our website https://www.dobrobut.com/ or using the 24-hour contact center, whose contacts are listed on the clinic's website.

List of references

Cancer of the thyroid gland. Syndromes of multiple endocrine neoplasias and tumors of the APUD system. - Kiev, 2012 .-- 40 p.
Thyroid Cancer, by Jerome M. Hershman, MD, MS, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA