Pathomorphological and immunohistochemical study of thyroid tumors in children in ecological situations of Kuzbass
Author: N.E. Verzhbitskaya
Reference: Dissertation, candidate of medical sciences, Novosibirsk, 2006
Keywords: children, ecological background,
Abstract: Currently, thyroid cancer in children due to the unfavorable ecological situation, the consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Tomsk region, the tests at the Semipalatinsk test site, has grown considerably in number. O.K. Khmelnitsky et al. (2000) states on the etiology of thyroid disease: “Not even one discipline of endocrine pathology is related to the environment as closely as to thyroid disease, because the structure and function of the thyroid gland is closely associated with the receipt of iodine and other trace elements from putside. In this regard, thyroid disease can be rightfully considered as a marker of ecological trouble. ” In the group of children and adolescents, thyroid cancer is the most common tumor of the endocrine system. This disease, which occurs much less frequently than in adults, amounts, however, up to 8-15% of malignant solid tumors of the head and neck in children. …
The purpose of the study : To study the structure and pathomorphological features of thyroid cancer in children in Kuzbass and, on this basis, to develop the complex of measures of organization of cancer monitoring, and to improve the results of the differential diagnosis of benign thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in children.