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CANCER OF THE THYROID GLAND - Coggle Diagram
CANCER OF THE THYROID
GLAND
Risk factor
Inflamed thyroid (thyroiditis) or goitre
Radiation exposure in childhood such as radiotherapy
Obesity
A bowel condition called familial adnomatous polyposis (FAP)
Family history, female sex
Acormegaly- a rare conditio where the body produces too much growth hormones
Monitoring
Ultrasound imaging
Other imaging
Genetic testing
Physical examination
Removing a sample thyroid tissue
Blood test
Patient care chain (Follow ups)
Physical examination and medical tests
Between 6 months and 1 year according to physician's recommendation
Every 6 months
Follow up tests
Full body scan
Chest X-ray
Ultrasound of the neck
Long term side effect test
Urinary Bladder cancer
Secondary cancer
Leukemia
Treatment
Radiation ion treatmet
External raditherapy
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Thyroid hormone therapy
Removing lymph nodes in the neck (lymph node dissection)
Removing a portion of the thyroid (Thyroid lobectomy)
Removing all or part of the thyroid
Symptoms
Swollen gland in the neck
Painless lump or swelling in the front of the neck
Difficulty swallowing
Sore throat that does not get bette