Thyroid cancer | Will calcification of thyroid nodules turn into cancer?

Everyone may be familiar with thyroid cancer, but I believe many patients do not know about thyroid calcification. Many patients will ask: What is thyroid calcification?

The relationship between nodular calcification and cancer

Generally, about 25% of thyroid nodules have calcification shadows, and 50% to 62.5% of thyroid cancers have calcification. It is generally believed that the coarser the calcification particles, the better the differentiation of the cancer tissue. The characteristics of the calcification shadows may have the following relationship with the classification of cancer:

① Granular calcification is almost common to all thyroid malignancies and is often a characteristic finding of papillary adenocarcinoma.

② About 10% to 20% of the coarse calcification images are cancers, of which follicular adenocarcinoma accounts for a large proportion.

③ Medullary carcinoma often has a mixture of coarse particles and sand-like calcification

④ Generally, the images of benign thyroid tumors are dense and have clear edges, while the images of malignant tumors are faint and blurred.

Thyroid nodule calcification should be treated promptly

Many patients do not understand the disease or do not take it seriously, which leads to the delay of nodule calcification. Only when calcification occurs do they rush to seek medical treatment. Thyroid experts remind everyone: If thyroid nodules are not treated for a long time, it is easy to cause nodule calcification. Once the nodule is calcified, the chance of cancer will increase greatly. Therefore, once a nodule or nodule calcification is found, it is necessary to go to a regular hospital for treatment immediately. As long as scientific treatment is received in time, even if the nodule is calcified, it can be cured. Do not delay and cause cancer.

How should nodular calcification be treated?

The conventional method for treating thyroid nodules is surgery, which has always been favored by many patients due to its quick effect. Experts said: "Unless it is a malignant nodule, or the nodule is so large that it causes difficulty breathing, it needs to be removed surgically immediately. For other nodules, surgery is not recommended because there are many cases of recurrence after surgery. Some recurrences may even produce more nodules, and hypothyroidism is easy to develop after surgery, requiring lifelong medication. Some patients even have repeated nodules that develop into cancer after multiple surgeries, threatening their lives." Therefore, patients must find an effective and safe treatment method for treatment.