title: [Latent cancerous pathology of the thyroid].
abstract: Postmortem morphologic examination of the thyroid was performed in 122 residents of the Minsk Region, Byelorussian Republic. Various pathology underdiagnosed during life was found in 68%. Fourteen papillary carcinomas were detected in 11 (9.9%) of cases whereas 27 (22.1%) subjects revealed 46 follicular adenomas. Nodular goiter was established in 52.5%, thyroiditis--6.5% and cancer metastases--in 5.7% of cases. The male/female ratio for microcarcinoma was 8:3. All tumor-bearing subjects were over 41 years of age. Occurrence of the occult thyroid pathology in different regions of the country can be used to compare potential radiation and other hazards.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Furmanchuk
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Rusak
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*
vernacular_title: Skrytaia onkologicheskaia patologiia shchitovidnoĭ zhelezy.