What does it mean when a thyroid nodule is anechoic?

Thyroid disease is very harmful to the human body. Patients with thyroid disease must pay attention to controlling their emotions, because anger has a great impact on the thyroid gland and will make the condition worse. What does it mean when some patients show no thyroid echo during ultrasound examination?

Anechoic thyroid gland

1. Acute onset

The larynx feels hot and sore, and one side of the thyroid gland or both lips are swollen and hard. The nodules in the thyroid gland are hard and accompanied by local pain. They vary in size and can be single or multiple. The nodules often extend behind the ears, and there is also a noticeable sense of oppression and pain at the site of the disease.

2. Symptoms are not obvious

It is just a lump in the thyroid gland. The lump is hard, but painless, with a rough surface and irregular shape. It can grow rapidly in a short period of time and is difficult to move up and down with swallowing. In the later stage, the lump will grow rapidly, and the symptoms will be hoarseness, difficulty swallowing and breathing, and local lymph nodes will swell and metastasize to distant places.

3. Slow progression of the disease

The nodules are hard and adhere to the surrounding organs and tissues, which can cause tenderness and pain. The early symptoms of thyroid nodule calcification are mild enlargement of the thyroid gland, which is soft and difficult to detect. When the gland enlarges, it forms nodules, which can compress nearby tissues and organs when they are severely enlarged.

After understanding the symptoms of thyroid anechoia, the treatment of thyroid anechoia needs to be carried out according to the patient's symptoms, and the patient must actively cooperate when treating the thyroid, otherwise the disease will be difficult to control. This type of disease takes a relatively long time to treat, and patients must be patient in receiving treatment.