The changes of immunoreactivity in patients suffering polynodose euthyroid goiter and their influence on the results of surgical treatment

The immunity changes were studied preoperatively in 36 patients suffering polynodose euthyroid goiter and in 85--postoperatively. The immunity system disorders are more profound in the early terms after the operation and their severity directly depends on its volume. The immunity changes are significantly expressed in adenomatous transformation of the thyroid gland tissues and in postoperative hypothyroidism.