In recent years, the incidence of thyroid cancer has become increasingly high, and the age of onset is also showing a trend of younger age. Once we suffer from thyroid cancer, we should not be too worried. We can achieve good treatment results by adopting active treatment methods. Thyroid cancer is one of the most prognostic cancers. Most patients can control their condition and live a healthy life after surgical resection through daily medication. Even if thyroid cancer has lymph node metastasis, as long as it is properly treated, it can still recover health and will basically have no impact on future life.
The most common thyroid cancer is papillary cancer . It has the lowest malignancy, accounting for about 85% of thyroid . It is more common in children or young women. Thyroid cancer grows slowly and can be localized in the thyroid for several years. The lesions can spread from the primary site to other parts of the gland and the lymph nodes of the neck through the lymphatic vessels in the gland. It must be taken seriously.
Why does lymph node metastasis occur in papillary thyroid carcinoma ?
Thyroid cancer is mainly manifested as painless lumps on the human neck. ultrasound can be seen, hypoechoic nodules, unclear boundaries, uneven internal echoes, rich blood flow and fine sand-like manifestations, which often suggest thyroid cancer. In the early stage of thyroid cancer, some patients are not treated in time due to negligence. Not only does the condition worsen, but the cancer cells also begin to metastasis to the lymph nodes. The most common one is the metastasis of the neck lymph nodes and distant metastasis to the lungs.
Although the recovery rate of thyroid cancer is relatively high among existing cancers, once lymph node metastasis occurs, it should be taken seriously and effective treatment should be carried out in a timely manner.
How to treat papillary thyroid cancer metastasis to lymph nodes?
1. Surgical treatment
Surgical resection is the preferred treatment method for papillary thyroid cancer. According to the lesion of thyroid tumor , select one side of the thyroid lobe plus isthmus or total thyroidectomy, and select central area lymph node dissection or cervical lymph node dissection according to the metastasis of cervical lymph node.
2. After the operation is completed, first supplemented with radioiodine treatment, and then further cooperate with drug treatment to ensure the healthy recovery of the thyroid gland.
After the operation, patients with papillary thyroid cancer do not need to consume too much chemotherapy drugs like their cancer patients, which will harm their bodies. As long as they follow the doctor's advice, conduct regular reviews, take medications on time, and maintain the stability of the body's endocrine and hormone levels.
