[Impact of the environmental factors on the incidence of thyroid diseases in the population of the Nizhniĭ Novgorod region].

None of the thyroid diseases is associated with the environment, as thyroid pathology since its structure and function depend on dietary intake of iodine and other trace elements. Iodine deficiency is not the only factor of development of endemic goiter as many authors show the high prevalence of the disease with sufficient dietary intake of iodine. Human thyroid disease may be considered to be a marker of environmental ill-being; therefore, while studying and untangling the mechanisms of development of goiter, thyroiditis, and thyroid tumors, one should keep in mind the environmental factors that have an evident influence on the development of thyroid diseases.