What should I do if I have a lump in my thyroid gland?

The thyroid gland is one of the most important organs and glands in the human body. It plays a very important role, but people generally cannot perceive it. The thyroid gland secretes thyroid hormones, which are essential hormones for the human body. They have an important influence on intellectual development and various metabolisms of the body. Thyroid disease is also one of the most common diseases. For example, what should you do if you have a lump in your thyroid gland? Let’s take a look at the explanation below, I hope everyone can understand it.

Thyroid tumors are common tumors of the head and neck, and are more common in women. Symptoms include a mass in the middle of the anterior neck, and some patients also experience hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, and difficulty breathing during swallowing. There are many types of thyroid tumors, both benign and malignant. Generally speaking, single lumps that grow quickly are more likely to be malignant, and the younger the patient, the more likely the thyroid tumor is to be malignant. Because the symptoms are obvious, patients can usually seek medical treatment in time.

Pathogenesis

The pathogenesis of thyroid malignancy is still unclear, but its related factors include many aspects, mainly the following categories:

1. Oncogenes and growth factors: Modern studies have shown that the occurrence of many animal and human tumors is related to the overexpression, mutation or deletion of oncogene sequences.

2. Ionizing radiation: It has been found that external radiation to the head and neck is an important carcinogenic factor for the thyroid gland.

3. Genetic factors: Some medullary thyroid cancers are autosomal dominant genetic diseases; in some thyroid cancer patients, family history can often be inquired.

4. Iodine deficiency: As early as the beginning of the 20th century, some people had proposed that iodine deficiency could lead to thyroid tumors.

5. Estrogen: Studies in recent years suggest that estrogen can affect the growth of the thyroid gland mainly by inducing the pituitary gland to release TSH, because when the estrogen level in the plasma increases, the TSH level also increases. It is not clear whether estrogen acts directly on the thyroid gland.