Thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer. It accounts for about 1% of all tumors. In women it is 2 times more common than in men. The average age of onset of the disease is 43-44 years. Histologically, the most common papillary cancer (60-70%). Follicular is up to 30%; Rarely anaplastic and medullar cancer is detected. With papillary and follicular cancer, the main symptoms are the identification of a solitary node in the thickness of the thyroid gland. In anaplastic cancer, the symptoms are often associated with compression of neighboring organs and tissues -disphagia, dyspnea, hoarseness, pain, enlargement of the gland. With papillary cancer, regional metastases develop more often, with follicular-distant metastases, undifferentiated cancer flows galloping with generalization of metastasis. Medullary cancer is a highly malignant form, leading to early metastasis. Important in establishing the diagnosis is given to cytological research,. Radioisotope scanning, arteriography, determination of tumor markers (calcitonin for medullary cancer).

Surgical, radial, radioactive iodine. From chemotherapy drugs can be used adri-ablastin, fluorouracil, cisplatin.