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What Causes Swallowing Difficulty, Hoarseness And Pain In The Thyroid Nodules?
What are likely hood of thyroid nodules on left side being cancerous presenting with swallowing difficulty, hoarseness and pain. X ray exposure for many hoursx years to left side as I worked as a cath lab nurse. Right subclavian swollen lymph node also????
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
Welcome and thank you for asking.
The symptoms you prescribed may be due to thyroid cancer but it must be confirmed with biopsy of the nodule.
Not every thyroid nodule is cancer. The fact that you have been exposed for a long time to radiation and the presence of hoarseness and lymph nodes, are suggestive for a prompt biopsy.
If malignancy is confirmed than total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection is performed.
Radioiodine therapy is very efficient in treating thyroid cancer after total thryoidectomy.
Hope i was clear and do not hesitate to ask if you have further queries.
Wish you good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
The symptoms you prescribed may be due to thyroid cancer but it must be confirmed with biopsy of the nodule.
Not every thyroid nodule is cancer. The fact that you have been exposed for a long time to radiation and the presence of hoarseness and lymph nodes, are suggestive for a prompt biopsy.
If malignancy is confirmed than total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection is performed.
Radioiodine therapy is very efficient in treating thyroid cancer after total thryoidectomy.
Hope i was clear and do not hesitate to ask if you have further queries.
Wish you good health.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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