There are quite a few types of oncology. Medullary cancer of the thyroid and mammary gland - diseases are not too common, considered as almost the most dangerous. It affects the oncology of the thyroid gland parafollicular or the so-called C-cells. They synthesize calcitonin - a hormone that does not participate in the metabolism.
Symptoms of medullary thyroid cancer
Because the basis of oncology - the C-cells - are neuroectodermal in nature, neoplasms often adopt certain features of endocrine tumors. Diagnosis of medullary cancers can occur in both men and women, but nevertheless statistics show that the representatives of the fair sex of the disease are more exposed.
The disease manifests itself by such symptoms:
- breathing disorders;
- painful swallowing;
- flushes of blood to the face;
- diarrhea;
- the Itenko-Cushing syndrome ;
- nodules on the thyroid gland;
- pain in the neck;
- causeless cough;
- a hoarse voice.
The main distinguishing feature of medullary thyroid cancer is that it develops too quickly. Already in the early stages of the disease in the cervical nodes are formed metastases, which gradually spread throughout the body. Very often the tumor grows into bones.
Treatment of medullary thyroid cancer
If in the case of other forms of oncology over treatment you can still think, then with medullary cancer, the thyroid gland is clear right away. The only treatment that can be truly effective is thyroectomy or thyroid removal . In addition, all enlarged cervical lymph nodes are subject to removal with this diagnosis.
Popular therapy with radioactive iodine in medullary cancer is not used. Because the C-cells can not accumulate iodine, the method is completely irrelevant.