MORPHOFUCTIONAL STATE OF THYMUS GLAND AMONG CHILDREN OF EARLY AGE WITH THYMOMEGALIA
The morphometric characteristics of thymus in children of early age with thymomegalia were studied. In this case was found the increase of the area of lobule of thymus due to the predominance of the cerebral cortex and a significant increase in the ratio of thymocytes / epithelial reticular cells because of the increase of the absolute number of thymocytes. The differences in area and diameter of the Hassall's corpuscles in the two compared groups were not revealed, however, was found a slight tendency to the decrease of these indicators in case of hyperplasia of thymus gland. These changes indicate the morphofunctional inferiority of the thymus among children of early age with thymomegalia.