Which department should I visit for thyroid nodules?

There are many types of common diseases in life. Before treating the disease, physical examination is also very important. Different diseases require different choices of hospital departments. For example, for colds, you need to choose internal medicine, for eczema, you need to choose dermatology, for bone problems, you need to choose surgery, so which department should you go to for thyroid nodules? Many people are not very clear about such diseases, so they don’t know which department to go to.

Thyroid nodules are an uncommon disease, but they are also very harmful to human health. After they occur, they require timely treatment, which will be of great help in stabilizing the disease.

Which department should I visit for thyroid nodules?

General surgery or oncology surgery.

Multiple thyroid nodules:

1. For those with normal or reduced thyroid function, a small dose of thyroid hormone treatment can be tried first. If the nodules become more obvious after treatment, surgical treatment should be considered.

2. Toxic thyroid nodules are surgically removed after hyperthyroidism is under control.

Single thyroid nodule:

1. Hot nodules: For those with symptoms of hyperthyroidism, surgical treatment may be considered.

2. Cold nodules: ① Children or young men, especially those with a history of neck radiotherapy or hard, immobile nodules, and palpable swollen lymph nodes in the neck, should undergo direct surgical treatment; ② Surgical treatment should be considered for newly appearing nodules with a faster growth rate.

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of which department to see for thyroid nodules. However, the treatment of thyroid nodules also requires a long time, and the patient also needs to actively cooperate during the treatment. This will be of great help to the stabilization of the patient's disease. This is something to pay attention to.