Medical history (history of illness) is an important component in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer (thyroid carcinoma).
Family history
- Is there a frequent history of thyroid disease/tumor in your family?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social anamnesis
Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed in yourself?
- Have you palpated a rough but painless lump in the neck area? Has this lump increased in size?
- Has the skin in this area changed?
- Do you have pain in the area of the neck, the angle of the jaw or the back of the head?
- Do you suffer from dysphagia or hoarseness?
- Have you noticed any changes in the eye area (eyelid drooping; pupil constriction; eyeball drooping back).
- Do you have lymph node enlargement in the neck area?
- How long have these symptoms been present?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Are you overweight? Please tell us your body weight (in kg) and height (in cm).
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (thyroid disease, tumor disease).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
