Lump in Neck, Thyroid Cancer Symptoms

Lump in neck can cause thyroid cancer. This type of cancer is very much there, but for various reasons, thyroid cancer as if it never existed and is not known. Thyroid cancer is often common, this type of cancer is very slow progress and it is quite easy to cure.

Thyroid Gland

 The thyroid gland is located in the neck and below the larynx, this gland is one of the largest endocrine glands in our body. This gland has a very important role for our body, its functions include: control the speed of the body burns energy, makes proteins, and regulate the body's sensitivity to other hormones. When the thyroid become cancerous thyroid, very rarely occur lump in neck.

Thyroid Cancer Symptoms

The thyroid gland is quite frequently found nodules. Approximately 4% -8% of thyroid nodules can be found during a physical examination, which is feeling in the neck area and about 13% -67% can be found at ultrasound examination. Thyroid nodules in adults are generally benign nodules and only about 5% are malignant.

Thyroid cancer is the commonest malignant disease was found in the endocrine system, in which 10% -20% of patients in the endocrine suffering from thyroid disorders. Therefore, you should be aware there is a lump in neck early on.

Chairman of the Society for Endocrinology Thyroid Study Group of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Johan S-KEMD Masjhur SpPD SpKN say, thyroid cancer is a malignancy of the thyroid, which has four types: papillary, follicular, anaplastic, and medullary. On the incidence of endemic areas, follicular and anaplastic thyroid cancer is more frequent, especially in the elderly. While iodine-rich areas such as Iceland, are generally more prominent papillary type. Age groups, especially at the age of 7-20 years and 40-65 years, where women more often than men, which is 3:1.