#HealthyLifeMatters: A Fatal Effect Of Thyroid Cancer
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✒️ - By Aan Gray
Thyroid cancer and other dysfunctions sometimes require the surgical removal of thyroid tissue. Because of their variable location and small size, the parathyroid glands are sometimes accidentally removed along with it. Without hormone replacement therapy, the lack of parathyroid hormone leads to a rapid decline in blood calcium levels. The resulting hypocalcemia makes the skeletal muscles overly excitable and prone to exhibit spasmodic contractions called hypocalcemic tetany. One sign of this is spasmodic flexion of the hands and feet (carpopedal spasm).
A more serious effect is tetany of the laryngeal muscles, closing off the airway and causing suffocation. A patient can die in as little as 3 or 4 days without treatment. Because of this danger, surgeons usually try to leave the posterior part of the thyroid gland intact.
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Thyroid cancer and other dysfunctions sometimes require the surgical removal of thyroid tissue. Because of their variable location and small size, the parathyroid glands are sometimes accidentally removed along with it. Without hormone replacement therapy, the lack of parathyroid hormone leads to a rapid decline in blood calcium levels. The resulting hypocalcemia makes the skeletal muscles overly excitable and prone to exhibit spasmodic contractions called hypocalcemic tetany. One sign of this is spasmodic flexion of the hands and feet (carpopedal spasm).
A more serious effect is tetany of the laryngeal muscles, closing off the airway and causing suffocation. A patient can die in as little as 3 or 4 days without treatment. Because of this danger, surgeons usually try to leave the posterior part of the thyroid gland intact.
Tags: #ScienceWithGray #ScienceOnBuzz #HealthyLifeMatters #Science
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