Is the patient's age contraindication to thyroid surgery?

Results The main indication for surgery in all three groups was compression or risk of malignancy. Total thyroidectomy was the main procedure performed. Although benign multinodular goitre was the commonest diagnosis, the over 75-year-olds had fewer benign multinodular goitres than the 61–74 group and more malignancy than the other two groups. There was no significant difference in mortality between the three groups.