Question
What are the dangers of benign thyroid tumors?
Answer
Benign thyroid tumors are chronic neck diseases characterized by tumors confined to a single location in the anterior neck, resembling walnuts in shape and hardness, and can move up and down with swallowing. The main factors contributing to the disease are long-term anger or depression, leading to liver Qi stagnation, followed by fluid and blood stasis, eventually forming phlegm. Other factors include soil and water conditions, diet, and constitution. Initially, there are no obvious symptoms; they are often discovered during physical examinations through ultrasound. After discovery, most patients opt for surgical treatment or choose not to treat them. Surgical treatment is prone to recurrence after surgery, with a recurrence rate as high as 98.2%, making it difficult to cure; if left untreated (due to no obvious symptoms: no pain, no itching), the disease may become incurable over time or worsen into thyroid cancer. According to relevant data, the cancerous rate of thyroid adenomas is about 10%-20%. Thyroid adenomas are quite common, often occurring in individuals under 40 years old, with the highest incidence in women aged 20-40. Clinical manifestations: 1. Most thyroid benign tumors are solitary nodules except for autonomous thyroid nodules; a few are multiple nodules. The course of the disease is slow, and there may be no conscious symptoms clinically; most are discovered due to slight discomfort or when the tumor reaches 1 cm or more in size, or when a neck mass is detected during routine physical examinations through ultrasound. Most are solitary…