Diagram Thyroid Gland Cancer. The main function of the thyroid gland is to make hormones t4 and t3 which are essential for the regulation of metabolic processes throughout the body. Set of illustrations for thyroid cancer disease which include the symptoms causes risk factors and the diagnosis for the illness.
Thyroid gland cancer concept as a human organ with a malignant tumor growth as a symbol for endocrinology system disease with 3d. Fig 1 anterior view of the neck showing the anatomical position of the thyroid gland cellular structure the function of the thyroid gland is to produce and store thyroid hormones. Thyroid cancer is cancer that develops from the tissues of the thyroid gland.
This is a different type of cancer and is treated differently.
This gland has two lobes on either side of the trachea with each lobe measuring 4 6 cm in length and 13 18 cm in width. Thyroid gland cancer concept as a human organ with a malignant tumor growth as a symbol for endocrinology system disease with 3d. Its most common in people in their 30s and those over the age of 60. It is shaped like a butterfly with 2 lobes the right lobe and the left lobe joined by a narrow piece of gland.