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Thyroid Cancer

 A Thyroid Cancer (malignant) tumor is a growth of tissue made up from cancer cells to make thyroid mass or diffused to  next organs  around the thyroid gland especially to neck lymph nodes which continue to multiply.

Types of thyroid cancer:

There are four types:

  • Papillary cancer is better one and most common and we can diagnosis by simple investigations
  • Follicular. Less common need more investigations to diagnosis and in treatment like papillary .
  • Medullary this is rare and almost companies with family history and multiple endocrine tumors.
  • Anaplastic also not common and we see in elderly people quickly spread and difficult to treat .

 At Dr Rami Hamed Center in DHCC we provide the leading thyroid specialist in Dubai for complete care of thyroid diseases including all diagnostic modalities and latest non surgical and surgical techniques available for best outcomes

We are proud to offer a comprehensive A-Z service for thyroid diseases diagnosis and treatment by high level experts in thyroid diseases and cancer treatment and surgery. 

What are the signs and symptoms of thyroid cancer? 

Usually no complain or more signs and symptoms   but if patient see  one of :

  1. Any swelling in the neck or in thyroid gland.
  2. difficult in swallowing or breathing 
  3. change in voice tone 
How can diagnose thyroid cancer and what is the investigation assessed?
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What are the treatment options?
  • Surgery.
  • radioactive iodine
  • radiotherapy.
  • Chemotherapy.   
Surgery :

The most common way to treat thyroid cancer is to do a total thyroidectomy (remove all glands) or subtotal thyroidectomy(remove part of the gland) And the results are very good with early stage and papillar type. 

Follow-up:

All patients need to follow –up after treatment, especially after surgery

Should be doing, Blood investigations as thyroglobulin and thyroid hormone if we remove part of the gland.

You may also have radioactive iodine scans, to ensure there are no thyroid cancer cells spread away.

Repeat CT for chest and neck every year

Dubai Thyroid Clinic - DRHC provides treatment for hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, thyroid disease, thyroidectomy and thyroid surgery .

 

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