Total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma diagnosed elsewhere.
Total thyroidectomy specimen showing Rt lobe measuring 4x3x1.8 cm, Lt lobe measuring 3x2.3x1 cm and isthmus measured 1.5x0.8 cm. Thyroid capsule is intact. Serial sectioning revealed Rt lobe 2 nodules; first measuring 2.8x2.5x1.5 cm having brownish bloody cut section and the second measured 0.7x0.5x0.5 cm, with whitish cut section. Lt lobe showed fleshy cut section. Also received separae lymph nodes, larget measured 0.6 cm.