Quang Ninh: 54-year-old female patient went to the doctor and discovered thyroid tumor. The doctor removed 100 metastatic cancerous lymph nodes, protecting the laryngeal nerve.
The patient reported symptoms of fatigue, poor appetite, and hand tremors. A thyroid tumor was detected and surgery was indicated to remove the entire thyroid gland and dissect metastatic neck lymph nodes.
At the provincial general hospital, after 6 hours of surgery, doctors removed 100 metastatic cancerous lymph nodes, protecting the laryngeal nerve. The specimen was determined to be papillary thyroid carcinoma, invading the thyroid capsule.
Currently, the surgical wound is dry, the patient can eat, drink and talk normally.
According to Globocan statistics, thyroid cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in the world in both men and women, with about 6.7 million new cases. In Vietnam, thyroid cancer ranks 9th, with about 5,000 new cases each year.
Thyroid cancer in its early stages often has no obvious symptoms. Only when symptoms such as hoarseness and prolonged cough appear do patients go to the doctor and are diagnosed with the disease. Many patients have cancer that invades the esophagus, trachea, and jugular veins, making the removal of metastatic tumors extremely complicated and dangerous. In some cases, invasive tumors cannot be completely removed, the effectiveness of post-operative treatment is low, and the possibility of recurrence is high.
Treatment methods include surgery, radioactive iodine, hormone therapy, external beam radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Depending mainly on the type of cancer, stage of the disease, age, and health status of the patient, the doctor will prescribe appropriate treatment.
Doctors recommend that everyone should have regular check-ups at least once every 6 months to screen and detect thyroid diseases early. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, do not use stimulants such as alcohol, beer, tobacco. Eat lots of green vegetables, limit the use of foods high in fat, increase exercise to help the body metabolize well.
Minh An
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