TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental factors and anatomic pathology of the thyroid gland
T2 - review of literature
AU - Gonzalez, Manuel Lora
AU - Chernock, Rebecca D.
AU - Mansour, Mena
PY - 2020/5
Y1 - 2020/5
N2 - Over the years, many environmental factors and exogenous compounds have been identified that interfere with the normal function of endocrine organs. These disorders manifest as endocrine hormone imbalance, infectious and autoimmune diseases, and both benign and malignant neoplasms. The thyroid gland is especially sensitive to environmental factors and surgical specimens from affected glands are commonly seen in everyday pathology practice. In this review, we focus on the pathophysiology of environmental factors that cause thyroid disease and detail the pathologic findings that may be encountered by the anatomic pathologist.
AB - Over the years, many environmental factors and exogenous compounds have been identified that interfere with the normal function of endocrine organs. These disorders manifest as endocrine hormone imbalance, infectious and autoimmune diseases, and both benign and malignant neoplasms. The thyroid gland is especially sensitive to environmental factors and surgical specimens from affected glands are commonly seen in everyday pathology practice. In this review, we focus on the pathophysiology of environmental factors that cause thyroid disease and detail the pathologic findings that may be encountered by the anatomic pathologist.
KW - Chernobyl
KW - autoimmune thyroiditis
KW - iodine
KW - papillary thyroid carcinoma
KW - radiation injuries
KW - radioactive fallout
KW - thyroid carcinoma
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85081928064
U2 - 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2020.02.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2020.02.003
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85081928064
SN - 1756-2317
VL - 26
SP - 207
EP - 215
JO - Diagnostic Histopathology
JF - Diagnostic Histopathology
IS - 5
ER -