Fig. 4. The resected specimen of upper thyroid lobes shows whitish tan cut surface which is characteristic finding of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Dissected lymph nodes of central compartment are included in the lower part of photo (black arrows). The sizes of excised parathyroid are 3 cm of left upper one, 1.5 cm of right upper and 1.2 cm of left lower ones (white arrows). The right lower parathyroid is about 7 mm sized which is auto-transplanted to left forearm.

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