Everyone may be familiar with thyroid nodules , but I believe many patients do not know much about thyroid nodules calcification. Many patients will ask: What is the calcification of thyroid nodules? Is it related to cancer?
Thyroid Nodules calcification is the hyperplasia of thyroid tissue cells, and the cell content per unit volume is significantly greater than the normal value. High light spots or strong spots or strong halos can be seen under ultrasound. It is very common in clinical practice, generally accounting for 25% of thyroid nodules. It is a form of thyroid tumor and has a certain relationship with thyroid cancer . After , nodules appear, if not treated in time, calcification will occur. Nodules are prone to cancer after calcification, so patients with nodules must receive regular treatment in time.
The relationship between calcification of nodules and cancer
Generally, about 25% of thyroid nodules have calcification shadows, while 50% to 62.5% of thyroid cancer have calcification. It is generally believed that the larger the calcified particles, the better the differentiation of cancer tissues. Their calcification shadow characteristics may have the following relationship with cancer classification:
① Granular calcification, which is almost shared by thyroid malignant tumors, is often characterized by papillary adenocarcinoma
② In the coarse calcification images, about 10% to 20% are cancer, among which the proportion of follicular adenocarcinoma is large
③ Medullary cancer is often mixed with coarse particles and sandy calcification
④ Generally, calcification images of benign thyroid tumors are dense and clear at the edges, while malignant tumors are faint and fuzzy
thyroid nodules are calcified, and timely treatment can be cured
Many patients do not understand the condition or do not pay attention to the condition, resulting in the nodules being delayed to calcification. Only after calcification is urged to seek medical treatment everywhere. In this regard, thyroid experts remind everyone: If the thyroid nodule is dragged and incurred for a long time, it is easy to cause nodule calcification. Once the nodule calcified, the probability of cancer will be greatly increased. Therefore, once nodules are found to have calcified, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment immediately. As long as you receive scientific treatment in time, even if the nodule is calcified, it can be cured. Never delay it and cause cancer.
How should calcification of nodules be treated?
The routine method of treating thyroid nodules is surgical treatment. Surgical treatment has always been favored by many patients because of its rapid effect. Experts said: "Unless it is a malignant nodule, or if the nodule is large, it causes dyspnea, it needs to be removed immediately. Nodules in other situations are not recommended to be treated by surgical methods, because there are many recurrences after the operation. Some people even produce more nodules after recurrence, and hypothyroidism is easily formed after the operation, and medication is required for life. Some patients even develop the nodules to cancer due to repeated recurrences after multiple surgeries, which is life-threatening."
In addition to malignant nodules, other thyroid nodules are recommended to be treated conservatively by traditional Chinese medicine to avoid the trauma and sequelae of the surgery and cure the thyroid nodules from the root.
