Table 2.

Synoptic histopathological reports for routine thyroidectomy specimens

For each thyroid lobe	For each foci of thyroid malignancy	For LN specimens	AJCC TNM Ed and summary
Number of foci of carcinoma	Tumor type and subtype	Number of LNs examined	pT
ETE; structures involved	Mitotic activity	Number of LNs with metastatic disease	pN
Surgical margins: involvement, location	Tumor necrosis	Size of largest LN involved by tumor	pM (if known)
Non neoplastic thyroid	Tumor location	Size of largest metastatic focus
Parathyroid gland	Tumor size	Extranodal extension
	Tumor encapsulation
	Capsular invasion
	Blood vessel invasion