Seven aspects to understand the harm of thyroid cysts

"Cyst" is a very scary word to us laymen. When we hear the word "cyst", we unconsciously associate it with tumors and think it is a very scary thing. In fact, it is not like this. Thyroid cyst is a very common disease, which is mainly caused by iodine deficiency. What are the hazards of thyroid cyst?

Dangers of thyroid cysts

1. Thyroid cysts may cause symptoms such as irritability, chest tightness, heat intolerance, sweating, hand tremors, insomnia, increased appetite, weight loss, fatigue, diarrhea, enlarged thyroid glands and exophthalmos.

2. Severe and painful cysts can cause difficulty swallowing, pain, breathing, and hoarseness.

3. Thyroid cysts may metastasize to the cervical lymph nodes and may cause compression symptoms such as difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness, and Horner's sign (constricted pupil on the affected side, drooping upper eyelid, enophthalmos, and no sweating on the same side of the head and face).

4. Pain

One or both sides of the thyroid gland become enlarged and hard, accompanied by local pain, which often radiates to behind the ear and the top of the head. The whole body may have chills and fever.

5. The thyroid glands of patients with thyroid cysts are mostly diffusely enlarged; some may appear as nodules and are painless.

6. Some thyroid cysts have temporary symptoms of hyperthyroidism, while those with long-term illness may have certain symptoms of reduced thyroid function, such as decreased appetite, weakness, mild edema, etc.

7. Thyroid cysts may also develop into thyroid cancer, which means cancer.