Tuba Metin Çakır

Dr. Tuba Metin Çakır

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2025 in Akdeniz Medical Journal
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EKEmine Kirtiş
Emine Kirtiş
GBGul Alkan Bulbul
Gul Alkan Bulbul
HKHulya Kandemir
Hulya Kandemir
CSCem Yaşar Sanhal
Cem Yaşar Sanhal
TÇTuba Metin Çakır
Tuba Metin Çakır
İMİnanç Mendilcioğlu
İnanç Mendilcioğlu
Objective: This study aims to assess changes in the indications for late termination of pregnancy performed after 24 weeks of gestation over the years. Material and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of a cohort who requested late termination of pregnancy after a diagnosis of fetal abnormality at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, between January 2007 and December 2022. The cases were divided into two groups with 8-year time intervals: Group 1 spanning from January 2007 to December 2014, and Group 2 spanning from January 2015 to December 2022. Results: A total of 243 cases were evaluated in the analysis, with 127 (52.3%) cases in Group 1 and 116 (47.7%) cases in Group 2. Over the past sixteen years, the most frequent reasons for late termination of pregnancy involving fetuses were central nervous system malformations (43.2%), cardiovascular system anomalies (17.3%), and chromosomal abnormalities (11.1%). A significant increase was noted over the course of time in the percentage of instances presenting cardiovascular system anomalies and chromosomal abnormalities (p

5 November 2025 in Diagnostics
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TÇTuba Metin Çakır
Tuba Metin Çakır
FGFatma Ceren Güner
Fatma Ceren Güner
EIElif Iltar
Elif Iltar
CDCan Dinç
Can Dinç
ÖÖÖmer Faruk Öz
Ömer Faruk Öz
TŞTayup Şimşek
Tayup Şimşek
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the concordance of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis, widely used worldwide for Endometrial Cancer (EC), with final pathology results, to calculate their sensitivity and specificity, and to evaluate their diagnostic agreement with final pathology results. Positive predictive values for both MRI and frozen section analysis will also be calculated. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, patients diagnosed with Endometrioid-Type Endometrial Cancer at the Gynecologic Oncology Surgery Department of Akdeniz University Hospital between January 2020 and December 2023 underwent preoperative MRI to assess the depth of myometrial invasion and intraoperative frozen section examination for surgical staging. The results of both methods were compared with the final pathology reports. Results: A total of 88 patients were included in the study. Patient ages ranged from 34 to 80 years, with a mean age of 57.57 years (SD: 9.65), predominantly in the middle-aged and older population. In the assessment of myometrial invasion depth, MRI demonstrated a sensitivity of 81.6% and a specificity of 88%, while frozen section analysis showed a sensitivity of 73.7% and a specificity of 98.0%. Conclusions: In our study, preoperative MRI demonstrated similar sensitivity and specificity to intraoperative frozen section analysis in determining the depth of myometrial invasion in cases of Endometrioid-Type Endometrial Cancer. Therefore, when intraoperative frozen section analysis is not available, MRI findings may assist surgical planning, particularly in centers where frozen section is limited.