[Weight (mass) of the thyroid in assessment of endemic goiter].

The weight of thyroids from cadavers in the Province of Wrocław in the year 1991 was not lower and, on the contrary it was frequently higher than in the year 1957. One of the causes of this may be incorrectly conducted iodine prophylaxis. Other causes cannot be ruled out including the influence of pollution after Chernobyl reactor disaster. The data from the Province of Lublin indicate that mass of thyroids in this region is even higher than that in the Province of Wrocław considered to be the area of goitre endemic.