THYROIDECTOMY AS A PATHOGENIC FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THYROID CANCER
The results of surgical treatment in 2180 patients with various forms of nodular thyroid disease for thirty years from 1997 to 2010 inclusive are given. Using the principle of conservative surgery is justified by the necessity of maximum conservation of hormoneproducing thyroid function. The analysis of histological structure shows that in the pathogenesis of relapse not the amount of the operation, but the etiology and morphological structure of the nodules play an important role.