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.
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| 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.
Lump in Neck
According to Dr. Arief Koswandi SpPD, medical specialist, "If there is an infection of organs, lymph glands in the body to swell. This is a natural condition as a form of the body's mechanisms to defend themselves from germs." If the lymph nodes around neck to swell , nah, it is the cause of lump in neck. Infection of the gland itself is divided into two non-specific infection that is caused by infection of inflammation of other organs and the presence of specific infections tuberculosis (TB) glands or venereal disease.
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Lump in Neck
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"When viewed from the clinical symptoms, suffer prolonged fever begins gland tuberculosis, long cough, decreased appetite, and appearance of the lumps in neck or armpit, as well as between the thighs. However, the most common is a lump in the neck," he explained .
Lump that is enlarged it will usually appear in groups. And one of the lumps that would rupture and release fluids such as pus. So that, as a precaution if it happens a lump in neck, armpits, between the thighs immediately went to the doctor. Because it may be, the lump is an early sign of a person exposed to TB gland.
Therefore, the earlier the person know what type of illness, the rapid handling will also be easier to do.
Lump in Neck
For some people, a lump in neck may be something new. But not for some people anymore. There are several possibilities why there is a lump in neck. Need no treatment and diagnosis from a doctor, what the cause of a lump in neck. In this article we will discuss a little about the causes of a lump in neck.
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Lump in Neck
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Cause
One cause of a lump in neck is gland tuberculosis. Although not certain, but likely. The disease is not contagious unless accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis. There are some traits when one is exposed to tuberculosis glands, there appears to be inflammation of the lymph glands and the presence of tuberculosis.
In essence, lump in neck are common and normal phenomenon. The lump is the body's reaction to the entry of germs into our bodies. Lump in neck is swelling that occurs in the lymph nodes. This gland is very important for our body to defend itself from bacteria and tumor cells into the body.
However, when the germs that come in too much, it's usually the lymph nodes to swell, this is a mechanism in the body defend itself from attack germs. When your health is declining, then your body can easily enter the germs without the resistance of the antibody.
Lymph nodes are a couple of places in our bodies, as in the neck, armpits, between the thighs, as well as in the stomach. Lump in neck is one result of swollen lymph nodes located in the neck.
After we discuss the causes of lump in neck in the previous article, now we will discuss about any disease that could arise from a lump in neck. There are several possible diseases can arise from enlarged lymph nodes around the area, neck, thigh or armpit. However, we now discuss specifically in area around neck.
Initially, lump in neck can be identified early symptoms of lymphatic cancer. However, this diagnosis is not absolute, because there are few other diseases that may arise other than lymphatic cancer. So you do not need to worry, you only need to be vigilant so that then get early treatment by a doctor.
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| People with Lump in Neck |
Diseases that may arise from lump in neck:
- Lymph node tumors
- Gland tuberculosis
- The spread of cancer
- Bacterial infections
- Heperitiroidisme
- Hypothyroidism
- Tumors of the thyroid gland
- Pemebesaran pituitary saliva
- Parotid tumors
- Parotid
- Ulcers (usually accompanied by pain and redness)
Well, that's some disease that could arise as a result of lump in neck. Now, you can identify it by karekterisktik lump in the neck. You can feel it, whether elastic or not, whether it can be shifted or not, pa sore, getting bigger, are preceded by inflammation. Once you identify it physically, you should check to make sure the doctor for a physical.
Thus our discussion about the lump in neck this time, may be useful.
Lump in neck - Well, on this first article we will discuss the cause. Lumps in neck usually causes the pain and illness. However, after a long illness we were lodged in the neck then the pain will diminish and disappear. This disease usually occurs as a result of enlarged lymph nodes around the neck area. At first bump in the ear is not visible, but it feels when we touch.
Lump in neck or around the ear area result from the area has a lot of the gland. In children, bumps occur usually result they've had an infection in the organs in the head and neck region.
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Is it Dangerous Lump in Neck?
If your child has lump in neck, you do not need to worry, because the disease is not harmful to health. But there are some things you should consider if the child has a lump in neck will usually suffer from high fever and difficulty breathing, fever, and the tonsils covered with white membrane on diphtheria, mild fever over 2 weeks with a cough and decreased appetite and weight of children in tuberculosis, and other symptoms, they are symptoms caused by the lump in neck.
Or if the lump is hard, enlarged progressively, and can not be moved. In all these conditions, we recommend that you immediately see the child for the diagnosis and treatment early.
Hopefully, articles that discuss a lump in neck is beneficial to you and give you an idea for the cause of your child suffered lump on the ear.
