Incidence of thyroid cancers is rapidly increasing

Risk Factors

• Female sex
• Radiation exposure
• Iodine deficient diet

Clinical Features

• Mostly no symptoms
• Rapidly enlarging thyroid mass
• Swelling in sides of neck
• Hoarseness of voice, difficulty in swallowing

Evaluation

• USG of neck
• FNAC from suspicious lesion
• CT scan of neck
• Special blood studies

Treatments

In all stages of thyroid cancer surgery is the treatment of choice. Depending of size and site a partial removal or complete removal of thyroid is done. Some patients may need radioactive iodine treatment post surgery.

The role of chemotherapy and radiation therapy is limited in thyroid cancers.