Table 2.

Main indication for thyroid surgery in histologically benign lesions.

Main Indication for Surgery	No. of Patients	%
Exclusion of malignancy	8762	68.0
Compression symptoms	2666	20.7
Hyperthyroidism	1248	9.7
Hyperparathyroidism	154	1.2
Redo surgery for benign finding	58	0.4
Total	12,888	100