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Umgilamvu wesisu uqala lapho amaseli esiswini sakho ekhula ngokungajwayelekile futhi enza iziphumu. Isiswini sakho yigxathu elincane, elinobukhulu be-butterfly ebusweni bakho, elenza ama-hormone okulawula ukuguqulwa komzimba wakho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lemigilamvu yesisu likhula kancane futhi liphendula kahle ekwelapheni uma litholakala ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi abane-mgilamvu wesisu bayaqhubeka bephila impilo evamile ngemuva kokwelashwa.
Umgilamvu wesisu uqala lapho amaseli avamile esiswini esiguqukayo futhi ephindaphinda ngokungenakulawuleka. La maseli angajwayelekile angakha ama-lumps abizwa ngokuthi ama-nodules noma iziphumu esiswini sakho.
Isiswini sakho sihlala phansi komhlane wakho, ngaphansi kwe-Adam's apple yakho. Le gxathu elincane likhiqiza ama-hormone alawula izinga lokugijima kwenhliziyo yakho, ukushisa komzimba, nokuthi ushisela kanjani ama-calories.
Iningi lemigilamvu yesisu liyakwelashwa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma litholakala ngokushesha. Amanani okusinda akhuthaza, ngezinhlobo eziningi ezinamanani okuphulukisa angaphezu kuka-95% uma kutholakala futhi kuphathwa ngokushesha.
Kunezinhlobo ezine eziyinhloko zomgilamvu wesisu, ngayinye eziphatha ngokuhlukile futhi idinga izindlela zokwelapha ezithile. Ukuqonda uhlobo lwakho kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba enze uhlelo lokwelapha oluhle kakhulu kuwe.
Umgilamvu wesisu we-Papillary uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu, olukhulu cishe ngamaphesenti angu-80 azo zonke izimo. Ukhula kancane futhi ngokuvamile uhlala esiswini sesisu. Lolu hlobo luphendula kahle ekwelapheni futhi lunamanani okusinda aphezulu.
Umgilamvu wesisu we-Follicular ukhulu cishe ngamaphesenti angu-10-15 ezimweni. Ungasabalala kwamanye amalungu omzimba wakho nge-bloodstream yakho, kodwa usaphendula kahle ekwelapheni uma kutholakala ngokushesha.
Umgilamvu wesisu we-Medullary uqala kumaseli ahlukile abizwa ngamaseli we-C akhiqiza i-hormone ebizwa nge-calcitonin. Cishe ngamaphesenti angu-25 ala ma-case agijima emindenini, kanti amanye aqala ngokungahleliwe.
Umgilamvu wesisu we-Anaplastic uhlobo oluyimfihlo kakhulu futhi olukhulu kakhulu, oluthinta abantu abangaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-2 abane-mgilamvu wesisu. Ukhula futhi usabalala ngokushesha, okwenza ukutholwa ngokushesha nokwelashwa kubaluleke kakhulu.
Umgilamvu wesisu wasekuqaleni ngokuvamile awubangeli izimpawu ezibonakalayo, kungakho ukuhlolwa okuvamile kubalulekile. Uma izimpawu zivela, ngokuvamile zihambisana nezinguquko endaweni yomhlane wakho.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile okufanele uzilandele:
Lezi zimpawu zingabangelwa izimo ezingelona umdlavuza njenge-thyroid nodules noma ukutheleleka. Noma kunjalo, noma yikuphi ukuguquka okuqhubekayo endaweni yomhlane wakho kufanele kutholwe ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, umgilamvu wesisu ophambili ungabangela izimpawu eziningi ezifana nokulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, ukukhathala, noma ukuguquka ekukhwalithi yezwi lakho. Uma uqaphela noma iyiphi inhlanganisela yalezi zimpawu ihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa, kufanele uxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Imbangela eqondile yomgilamvu wesisu ayiqondakali ngokugcwele, kodwa abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningana ezingandisa ingozi yakho. Iningi lamacala liqala lapho kwenzeka ukuguqulwa kwe-genetic kumaseli esiswini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nazi izinto eziyinhloko ezingase zifake isandla ekukhuleni komgilamvu wesisu:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nomgilamvu wesisu ngokuqinisekile. Abantu abaningi abanezinto ezingozi abazutholi le gciwane, kanti abanye abangenazo izinto ezingozi ezaziwayo bayazithola.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, umgilamvu wesisu ungaba yingxenye ye-inherited cancer syndromes. Lezi zimo ze-genetic zithinta amalungu amaningi omndeni futhi zingadinga izindlela ezikhethekile zokuhlola nokuvimbela.
Izinto eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okuba nomgilamvu wesisu, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezingozi akusho ukuthi uzothola le gciwane. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho siqu kusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuba nizenze izinqumo ezilwemi mayelana nokukhethwa nokuvimbela.
Izinto ezingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimo ze-genetic ezingavamile zikhuphula kakhulu ingozi yomgilamvu wesisu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-familial adenomatous polyposis, i-Cowden syndrome, ne-multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes.
Izinto ezingozi ezifana nokuhlala eduze kwezindawo ze-volcanic noma ezinye izinto ezingozi zomsebenzi zingase futhi zidlale indima, nakuba ubufakazi busalocwaningwa.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yikuphi ukuguquka okuqhubekayo endaweni yomhlane wakho noma uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezingaphuli ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa. Ukutholwa ngokushesha kuphucula kakhulu imiphumela yokwelapha.
Hlela i-appointment uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Uma unomlando womndeni womdlavuza wesisu noma izimo ze-genetic ezandisa ingozi yakho, xoxa ngezinketho zokuhlola nodokotela wakho ngisho noma ungenazo izimpawu.
Ungathuki uma uthola i-lump ebusweni bakho. Iningi lama-thyroid nodules alibi, kodwa ukuwahlola kukunika ukuzola kwengqondo futhi kuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Nakuba iningi lemigilamvu yesisu liyakwelashwa, ezinye izingozi zingase zenzeke noma ngumgilamvu wesisu ngokwawo noma ngokwelashwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kusiza ukuba ulungiselele futhi usebenze neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Izingozi ezivamile kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izingozi ezihlobene nokwelashwa ngokuvamile ziyalawuleka ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukukhuluphala kwezwi okwesikhashana ngemuva kokuhlinzwa noma isidingo sokufakwa kwama-hormone okuphila konke.
Izingozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuguquka kwezwi okungapheli, ubunzima bokulawula amazinga e-calcium egazini lakho, noma ukubuyela komdlavuza. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokulandela eduze ukuvimbela noma ukulungisa lezi zinkinga ngokushesha.
Ukuthola umgilamvu wesisu ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa izinyathelo eziningana, kuqala ngokuhlolwa komzimba bese kuqhubeka nokulingwa okuqondile. Udokotela wakho uzoqhubeka ngendlela ehlelekile ukuze aqonde ukuthi umdlavuza ukhona yini nokuthi uhlobo luni.
Inkqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa:
I-fine needle biopsy yivivinyo elibaluleke kakhulu lokuqinisekisa umdlavuza wesisu. Iyindlela esheshayo eyenziwa ehhovisi lika-dokotela wakho usebenzisa i-needle encane ukuqoqa amaseli ezindaweni ezimbi.
Uma umdlavuza utholakala, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kusiza ukuqonda isigaba nobubanzi besifo. Lolu lwazi luqondisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha futhi lusiza ukubikezela umbono wakho.
Ukuphathwa komgilamvu wesisu kuncike ohlobweni, ubukhulu, nesigaba somdlavuza wakho, kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Iningi lemigilamvu yesisu liphendula kahle ekwelapheni, ikakhulukazi uma kutholakala ngokushesha.
Izinketho eziyinhloko zokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlinzwa kuyindlela yokwelapha evamile kakhulu, kusuka ekususeni nje isiphumu kuya ekususeni lonke ukugxathu kwesiswini. Udokotela wakho uzoqondisa indlela engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngesimo sakho.
Ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, cishe uzodinga amaphilisi okuthatha ama-hormone esiswini impilo yakho yonke. Le mithi ithatha ama-hormone esiswini sakho ngokuvamile futhi ingase isize ukuvimbela ukubuyela komdlavuza.
Ukuzinakekela ngesikhathi sokwelashwa kusiza ukuba uzizwe kangcono futhi kungase kuthuthukise imiphumela yokwelapha kwakho. Gxila ekusekeleni umzimba wakho nokuphatha noma yiziphi izingozi ezivela.
Nazi izindlela ezibalulekile zokunakekela:
Hlola indawo yakho yokuhlinzwa ngemuva kokuhlinzwa ngezimpawu zokutheleleka njengokukhula kobomvu, ukukhula, noma ukukhishwa. Xhumana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko ezinkulu.
Ungangabazi ukucela usizo ngezinto zansuku zonke ngesikhathi uphulukisa. Ukuba nokusekelwa komndeni nabangane kungenza umehluko omkhulu enkambweni yakho yokululama.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela wonke amacala omgilamvu wesisu, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ingozi yakho futhi uthole izinkinga ngokushesha. Gxila ezintweni ongaziqondisa ngenkathi uhlala uqaphele izinga lakho lokuthola ingozi.
Izindlela zokuvimbela zihlanganisa:
Uma unomlando womndeni omkhulu womdlavuza wesisu, ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic kungakusiza ukuqonda ingozi yakho nezinketho zokuhlola. Abanye abantu abane-genetic mutations elidluliselwe bayazuza ekwelapheni okuvimbelayo.
Ukuhlala ezindaweni ezina-iodine eyanele ekudleni ngokuvamile kunikeza amazinga e-iodine afanele. Iningi lezwe elikhulile linayo i-iodine eyanele ngosawoti olunezinto ze-iodine namathuluzi emvelo.
Ukuba ulungile ngesikhathi se-appointment yakho kusiza ukuba uthole okuningi esikhathini sakho nodokotela futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi ukhuluma zonke izinkinga zakho. Ukulungiselela okuhle kusiza futhi udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-appointment yakho:
Imibuzo ebalulekile yokubuza ihlanganisa: Ngiluphi uhlobo lomgilamvu wesisu enami? Ziyini izinketho zokwelapha zami? Ziyini izingozi zokwelashwa? Lokhu kuzothinta kanjani impilo yami yansuku zonke?
Ungakhathazeki ngokubuza imibuzo eminingi kakhulu. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha lifuna ukuthi uqonde isimo sakho futhi uzizwe ukhululekile ngohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
Umgilamvu wesisu uyaphatheka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kutholakala ngokushesha, futhi abantu abaningi bayaqhubeka bephila impilo evamile, enempilo ngemuva kokwelashwa. Okubalulekile ukungathuki kodwa ukuthatha izimpawu ngokungathi sína futhi ufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuthola i-lump ebusweni bakho akusho ngokuzenzakalelayo umdlavuza. Iningi lama-thyroid nodules alibi, kodwa ukuwahlola kukunikeza ukuzola kwengqondo futhi kuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okufanele uma kudingeka.
Ngokuthuthuka ekwelapheni nasezindleleni zokuthola ngokushesha, umbono womdlavuza wesisu uqhubeka uthuthuka. Hlala uqaphile, gcina ukuhlolwa okuvamile, futhi ungangabazi ukuxoxa nganoma iyiphi imibuzo nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Yebo, iningi lemigilamvu yesisu lingaphuliwa, ikakhulukazi uma kutholakala ngokushesha. Umgilamvu wesisu we-Papillary ne-follicular unamanani okuphulukisa angaphezu kuka-95% uma kutholakala futhi kuphathwa ngokushesha. Ngisho nezinhlobo ezinamandla kakhulu zingaphathwa ngempumelelo ngezindlela zokwelapha zamanje.
Abantu abaningi abasuswe isiswini sabo bazodinga ukusebenzisa amaphilisi okuthatha ama-hormone esiswini nsuku zonke impilo yabo yonke. Le mithi ithatha ama-hormone esiswini sakho ngokuvamile futhi isize ukuvimbela ukubuyela komdlavuza. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi le mithi iphephile, isebenza kahle, futhi ikuvumela ukuba uphile ngokuvamile.
Izinhlelo zokulandelela ziyahluka kuye ngohlobo lomdlavuza wakho nokuphathwa. Ekuqaleni, cishe uzobona udokotela wakho njalo ngezinyanga ezimbalwa ukuze uhlolwe igazi nokucubungula. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, uma konke kubukeka kuhle, ukuvakashela kungase kube kancane. Abantu abaningi badinga ukuhlolwa minyaka yonke iminyaka eminingi ukuze balandele ukubuyela.
Ngokuqinisekile. Abantu abaningi babuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni ngemuva kokwelashwa. Ungasebenza, uzivocavoce, uhamba, futhi wenze konke okwenzile ngaphambili. Ushintsho olukhulu lwesikhathi eside ukusebenzisa imithi yokuthatha ama-hormone esiswini nsuku zonke, okuyinto elula yokuhlala kwakho.
Nakuba iningi lemigilamvu yesisu liqala ngokungahleliwe, cishe i-5-10% inenxusa yefa. Umgilamvu wesisu we-Medullary unoxhumano oluqinile lomndeni, ngama-25% ezimo eziwumfazi. Uma unezihlobo eziningi ezinomdlavuza wesisu, ukwelulekwa kwe-genetic kungakusiza ukubona ingozi yakho nezidingo zokuhlola.
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