What is thyroid gland small adenoma

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There will be a lot of diseases in one's life, some of which are common and some of which are rare. There may not be many people who know about small thyroid adenoma, and they don't know the causes of it in detail. If you want to treat and prevent it, you must have a very good understanding of the disease. Let me talk about what small thyroid adenoma is.

What is thyroid gland small adenoma

Follicular adenoma: it is the most common thyroid adenoma, including simple adenoma and eosinophilic adenoma, the latter can be eosinophilic adenocarcinoma, with high malignancy, but it is rare.

Second: functional autonomous thyroid adenoma: the tumor tissue boundary is clear, the surrounding thyroid tissue often atrophy. Also known as toxic thyroid adenoma, is due to the enhanced function of the adenoma, producing a large number of thyroid hormones, resulting in hyperthyroidism. Toxic thyroid adenoma is more common in women, especially in 20-40 years old. Adenomas are usually solitary.

Third: Patients with hyperthyroidism symptoms, physical examination can often find thyroid nodules, generally larger, often up to several centimeters in size. The level of serum T3 and T4 increased, especially T3. Thyroid scanning confirmed that the nodules were hot nodules, but the distribution of radioisotopes in the surrounding thyroid tissues was often deficient or decreased.

matters needing attention

Thyroid small adenoma is a complex disease, when sick, the body can be very good performance, in some places there will be a certain nodule, even everyone's hand can touch, so it is best to cause full attention, maintain a positive attitude, also helpful to the treatment.