| Nodulectomy or lumpectomy | Removal of lesion with minimal surrounding tissue. |
| Partial thyroidectomy | Removal of lesion and larger rim of normal tissue. |
| Subtotal thyroidectomy | Bilateral removal of > 50% of each lobe and an isthmusectomy. |
| Lobectomy or hemithyroidectomy | Complete removal of a lobe and isthmus. |
| Near-total thyroidectomy | Complete removal of one lobe and isthmus and all but 1 g (1 cm) of the contralateral lobe (tissue near ligament of Berry). |
| Total thyroidectomy | Complete removal of both thyroid lobes, isthmus, and pyramidal lobe. |