• Specimen: Thyroidectomy.
• Tumor focality: Unifocal (in the smaller part).
• Histologic type: Papillary thyroid carcinoma, trabecular variant.
• Tumor size: Microcarcinoma (0.4 cm).
• Margins: Uninvolved by carcinoma (negative).
• Angioinvasion (lymphovascular invasion): Absent.
• Perineural invasion: Absent. • Tumor capsular invasion: Absent.
• Extrathyroidal extension: Absent. • Regional lymph nodes: None submitted.
Pathologic stage classification (AJCC 8th edition):
• pT (primary tumor): pT1a.
• pN (regional lymph nodes): pNx (regional lymph nodes cannot be assessed / none submitted).
Right Hemithyroidectomy for Microcarcinoma.؟؟؟
Thyroidectomy specimen received as two separate parts with intact capsule: the first part measured 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm and showed a grey nodule measured 0.4 cm. The second part measured 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm and revealed one grey nodule measuring 0.9 x 0.8 cm on the cut section.
Thyroid gland, thyroidectomy: