甲状腺癌

关于甲状腺癌

Thyroid cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the thyroid gland. 亨茨曼癌症研究所’s Thyroid & Parathyroid Tumor Program provides comprehensive, 富有同情心的, state-of-the-art care for people with these cancers. Our experts treat and diagnose all types of head and neck cancers and conditions.

甲状腺图像

Anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. The thyroid gland lies at the base of the throat near the trachea. 它的形状像一只蝴蝶, with the right lobe and left lobe connected by a thin piece of tissue called the isthmus. The parathyroid glands are four pea-sized organs found in the neck near the thyroid. The thyroid and parathyroid glands make hormones.

专业 & 治疗

The treatment or combination of treatments each patient has depends on the st年龄 of the cancer, recommendations of the care team, 以及病人的愿望. These are the most common types of treatment for thyroid cancer:

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迹象 & 症状

颈部肿块(结节
呼吸困难
Trouble or pain when swallowing
声音沙哑

Many other health problems can also cause these signs. If you have any of these signs, see your doctor as soon as possible.

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原因 & 风险因素

Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean you are sure to get cancer. It means your chances are higher than the aver年龄 person’s. Talk with your doctor to learn more about your cancer risk.

The chance of getting thyroid cancer is most common in people between 25 and 65 years old.

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其他风险因素

A personal history 甲状腺癌 or other thyroid disease
A 家族病史甲状腺癌
Exposure to radiation to the head and neck as an infant or child, or radiation from an atomic bomb
Having certain genetic conditions
- Familial medullary thyroid cancer (FMTC)
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A syndrome (MEN2A)
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B syndrome (MEN2B)
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Our dedicated physicians are committed to furthering the mission statement of 亨茨曼癌症研究所:

“ …to understand cancer from its beginnings, to use that knowledge in the creation and improvement of cancer treatments, to relieve the suffering of patients with cancer, and to provide education about cancer risk, 预防, 和护理.”

甲状腺癌的诊断

Doctors use these tests to diagnose thyroid cancer:

体格检查及病史

A health care provider examines your body for signs of disease. Your personal health habits, past illnesses, and symptoms help guide the exam.

实验室测试

通过检测身体组织, 血, 尿液, or other substances in the body, your health care team can check to see how the thyroid gland and other organs are functioning. They can also look for substances that cells produce when cancer is present.

超声波

This procedure uses high-energy sound waves to create a picture of the thyroid gland.

活组织检查

The health care provider removes cell or tissue samples so they can be viewed under a microscope to check for signs of cancer.

其他影像学检查

使用染料, x射线, 磁铁, 无线电波, 和/或计算机技术, your health care provider can create detailed im年龄s of internal organs. Your health care provider may inject or have you swallow a dye to help see the im年龄s.

甲状腺癌的分期

Cancer st年龄s show whether cancer has spread within or around the thyroid or to other parts of the body. Cancer spreads in the body in three ways: through tissue, the lymph system, or the 血.

Staging 甲状腺癌 depends on the type of thyroid tumor, 年龄, 肿瘤大小, and distance the cancer has spread. These are the st年龄s used for thyroid cancer:

阶段0
阶段1
第二阶段
第三阶段
第四阶段（4A, 4B, 4C）

When cancer spreads from where it started to another part of the body, it is called metastasis. These metastatic cancer cells are the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. 例如, if thyroid cancer spreads to the bone, the cancer cells in the bone are actually thyroid cancer cells. The disease is metastatic thyroid cancer, not bone cancer.

了解更多关于甲状腺癌的分期 from the National Cancer Institute.