Thyroid Nodules: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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Published 2022-09-26
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 causes of Thyroid Nodule
0:57 symptoms of Thyroid Nodule
1:36 Treatment for Thyroid Nodule



Thyroid nodules are nodules (raised areas of tissue or fluid) which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland.[1] They may be hyperplastic or tumorous, but only a small percentage of thyroid tumors are malignant. Small, asymptomatic nodules are common, and often go unnoticed.[2] Nodules that grow larger or produce symptoms may eventually need medical care. A goitre may have one nodule – uninodular, multiple nodules – multinodular, or be diffuse. Signs and symptoms

Often these abnormal growths of thyroid tissue are located at the edge of the thyroid gland and can be felt as a lump in the throat. When they are large, they can sometimes be seen as a lump in the front of the neck.[citation needed]

Sometimes a thyroid nodule presents as a fluid-filled cavity called a thyroid cyst. Often, solid components are mixed with the fluid. Thyroid cysts most commonly result from degenerating thyroid adenomas, which are benign, but they occasionally contain malignant solid components.[3]
Diagnosis

After a nodule is found during a physical examination, a referral to an endocrinologist, a thyroidologist or otolaryngologist may occur. Most commonly an ultrasound is performed to confirm the presence of a nodule, and assess the status of the whole gland. Measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone and anti-thyroid antibodies will help decide if there is a functional thyroid disease such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis present, a known cause of a benign nodular goitre.[4] Fine needle biopsy for cytopathology is also used.[5][6][7]

Thyroid nodules are extremely common in young adults and children. Almost 50% of people have had one, but they are usually only detected by a physician during the course of a health examination or fortuitously discovered during the investigation of an unrelated condition.[8]
All Comments (21)
  • @rheung3
    Thx a lot. My family member (aged 55) got 2cm thyroid nodule diagnosed. Heart beats normal & ECG normal. Doctor said not much to worry for now. So, we researched and made some hypothesis. One month later, it disappeared. What we assumed and did Leaky gut, autoimmune reaction. We did ABC. A// Stopped gluten. Stopped oatmeal. B// improved digestion, eg some ginger in meals C// Gut health and healing. Bone broth, the good one. Probiotics eg Yakult, and G-Niib. Every situation is different. FYR only.
  • @SmilingGirl95
    What are the “subtle symptoms” you are mentioning around 1 minute? Are they the same as what follows but weaker? Also, how can anemia affect the thyroid gland? Thanks !
  • @mercedesbenz3751
    So if it's non-cancerous or if it doesn't spread, is it generally not necessarily to remove the entire thyroid gland? I meaning by medication or sucking the fluid inside the nodule through injection or anything like that is considered, or do they remove the thyroid gland in any nodule case?
  • @missuniverse8931
    I recently went through menopause. And now I have nodules. There is a doctor I saw on YouTube and he is located in Miami. He said you do not have to have surgery. He said the therapy they use, is injecting the nodules with a substance to shrink it.
  • @joyceb481
    Can you tell if you have you have thyroid cancer from a blood test from the arm
  • @Jr-jl6de
    I too have in my throat. My doctor advised me to have a surgery if it grows
  • @user-ti5xz1kg8f
    I have goiters on right pushing on windpipe not bothersome yet I have my left one taken out many years ago I’m hyperthyroid
  • @addractive6626
    Is this affecting emotions like sudden sadness or depression?