Gross Examination and Intraoperative Consultation

Apply systematic orientation, inking, and sectioning protocols for thyroidectomy specimens.

Select representative sections of nodules, parenchyma, and margins for optimal microscopic evaluation.

Document gross findings relevant to staging, including tumor size, capsular integrity, and extrathyroidal extension.

Evaluate the indications and limitations of intraoperative frozen section for thyroid nodules.

Interpret key histologic features on frozen sections to distinguish benign from malignant processes.