Patient has a right thyroid lobectomy for a thyroid follicular lesion. an incision is made two cm above the sternal notch and carried through the platysma. the right thyroid was dissected free form the surrounding tissues. the isthmus was divided from the left thyroid lobe. the left thyroid lobe was explored revealing a single nodule. the right thyroid lobe was completely removed from the trachea and surrounding tissues. it was marked and sent off the table as a specimen

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1. Patient has a right thyroid lobectomy for a thyroid follicular lesion. an incision is made two cm above the sternal notch and carried through the platysma. the right thyroid was dissected free form the surrounding tissues. the isthmus was divided from the left thyroid lobe. the left thyroid lobe was explored revealing a single nodule. the right thyroid lobe was completely removed from the trachea and surrounding tissues. it was marked and sent off the table as a specimen