Does hyperthyroidism progress to cancer?

(Mr. Pham Van Kieu, 42 years old, residing in Dinh Quan district)

Doctor replied:

Hello!

Hyperthyroidism is a syndrome in which the thyroid gland is overactive, secreting more hormones than the body's normal needs. Many diseases can cause hyperthyroidism such as Graves' disease, goiter...

Therefore, to determine the possibility of malignancy, it is necessary to determine the cause of hyperthyroidism, whether there is a goiter or not, and the grade of the goiter, from which the risk can be assessed. You can return for a thyroid ultrasound, thereby obtaining more information about the presence of thyroid nodules and abnormal lymph nodes. After that, the doctors will base on the paraclinical results to have further treatment direction!

Specialist Doctor 1 Ho Van Ngoc,

Head of Internal Medicine Department, Long Khanh Regional General Hospital

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