Thyroid pathology in residents of the Kiev region, Ukraine, during pre- and post-Chernobyl periods.
We compared the results of thyroid surgery in residents of the Kiev region in the Ukraine during the 4 years preceding the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power station (CNPS) accident with the results during the 8 years following the catastrophe. We examined 16,340 thyroid glands, removed from patients during the periods 1982 to 1986 and 1987 to 1995, and found increases in the rates of Hashimoto's disease, follicular adenoma, and thyroid cancer. The increased incidence of papillary microcarcinoma deserves special attention when compared to the rates of clinically manifested forms of thyroid cancer. The resulting data bear evidence to the effect of the environment on the thyroid diseases following the Chernobyl catastrophe. However, the role of certain subjective factors must also be considered.
Avetisian
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IL
Pathology Department, Kiev Center of Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation of Thyroid Pathology, Ukraine.
Gulchiy
N V
NV
Demidiuk
A P
AP
Stashuk
A V
AV
D000236:Adenoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology