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Purpose:Endometrium cancers are the most commongynecological cancer type in women. Surgery is the standard treatment for womenwith early stage endometrial cancer patients. The adjuvant treatment of earlystage endometrial cancer is based on the risk and expected type (local vssystemic) of relapse. In this study, we evaluated clinicopathologicalcharacteristics and treatment outcomes of endometrial cancer patients in ourcenter.Materials and Methods:This study was a hospital-based retrospectiveobservational case-series study. 116 patients were included in the study from Baskent University Department of MedicalOncology and Gynecological Oncology between the years of 2009-2015. De-novo metastaticpatients were not included in the study. Results:Themedian age of the patients was 58 (range 27-81) years. All of patients hadEuropean Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score 0 (n:116). Endometrioidhistology was the most common histopathological subtype (n:103, 88%). Allof the patients were in local and local advanced stage. Thesignificant percentage of patients had grade 2 tumor (n:55, 47.4%). Myometrialinvasion was less than 50% in 78 patients (67.2 %). The median follow-up timewas 61 months and 8 (6.9%) patients died. All patients underwent standardsurgical staging with standard lymphadenectomy. Overall survival (OS) was notreached. There were 14 patients (12.1 %) and 34 patients (29.3 %) treated withadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, respectively.Conclusion:Though endometrial cancer is the most commongynecological tumors in women, cure rate is very high. Relapse rate was 6 % (7patients) and most of the relapse were local, 71.4% (5 patients)., kanser hastalarının klinikopatolojik özelliklerini ve tedavi sonuçlarını değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma hastane bazlı retrospektif gözlemsel bir vaka serileri çalışmasıdır. 2009-2015 yılları arasında Başkent Üniversitesi Tıbbi Onkoloji ve Jinekolojik Onkoloji Anabilim Dallarına başvuran 116 hasta dahil edildi. De-novo metastatik hastalar çalışmaya dahil edilmedi.Bulgular: Hastaların medyan yaşı 58 (dağılım 27-81) idi. Hastaların hepsinin ECOG performans puanı 0 (n: 116) idi. Endometrioid histoloji en sık görülen histopatolojik alt tipti (n: 103,% 88). Tüm hastalar lokal ve lokal ileri evrede idi. Hastaların önemli oranda bir kısmının grade 2 tümörü vardı (n: 55,% 47.4). Myometrial invazyon 78 hastada (% 67.2)% 50'den azdı. Ortanca takip süresi 61 ay idi ve 8 (% 6.9) hasta öldü. Tüm hastalara standart lenfadenektomi ile standart cerrahi evreleme yapıldı. Median genel sağkalım süresine (OS) ulaşılamadı. Sırasıyla 14 hasta (% 12.1) ve 34 hasta (% 29.3) adjuvan kemoterapi ve radyoterapi ile tedavi edildi.Sonuç: Endometrial kanser kadınlarda en sık görülen jinekolojik tümörler olmasına rağmen, tedavi oranı çok yüksektir. Nüks oranı % 6 (7 hasta) idi ve nüksün çoğu lokal,% 71.4 (5 hasta) idi.

Purpose: The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocytopenia are markers of poor prognosis in lung cancer patients. The aim of this trial is evaluate the prognostic significance of basal NLR, PLR and lymphocytopenia in patients with extensive stage (ES) small cell lung cancer(SCLC).Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a hospital-based retrospective observational case-series study. A total of 117 patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer have been treated at four different oncology centers in Turkey between 2011 and 2017. Laboratory results and demographic data were collected.Results: The median follow-up time was 12 months and 95 (81%) patients died. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated, respectively, as 8 and 13 months. 65 (55.6 %) patients had complete response at the end of first line platin-etoposide combination treatment. The cut-off value for NLR and PLR were determined for whole group and patients were dichotomized into high (≥3.28) and low (, Amaç: Nötrofil lenfosit oranı (NLR) akciğer kanseri tanılı hastalarda kötü prognostic bir belirteçtir. Bu çalışmanın amacı yaygın evre küçük hücreli akciğer kanseri (KHAK) tanısı ile tedavi edilen hastaların NLR’leri ile genel sağkalım ve tedavi sonuçları ile ilişkisinin incelenmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, hastane tabanlı retrospektif gözlemsel olgu serisi bir çalışma olarak tasarlanmıştır.2011 ile 2017 yılları arasında yaygın evre KHAK tanısı ile tedavi edilen 117 hasta çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Hastalar tedavi sonrası tam yanıt alınan ve alınamayan hastalar olmak üzere 2 gruba ayrıldılar. NLR oranları ve demografik veriler hesaplandı.Bulgular: Ortalama izlem süresi 12 aydı ve 95 (%81) hasta öldü. Progresyonsuz sağkalım (PFS) ve genel sağkalım (OS) sırasıyla 8 ve 13 ay olarak hesaplandı. İlk sırada platin-etoposid kombinasyon tedavisinin sonunda 65 (% 55.6) hasta tam yanıt aldı (grup 1). NLR ve PLR için cut-off değeri tüm grup için belirlenmiş ve hastalar yüksek (≥ 3.28) ve düşük (

Purpose: Tumor and patient characteristics of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) significantly change between geographical locations that probably induced by environmental and genetic factors throughout the world. Therefore, reporting single center experience may help clarifying epidemiological view and improving decision-making process. Materials and Methods: We performed retrospective analysis of 115 patients of NETs those who followed by Baskent University, department of Medical Oncology and department of General Surgery to record patients and tumors characteristics, treatment modalities, survival rates, and prognostic factors. Results: Median overall survival (OS) time for all group and localized NETs were 44 and 24 months, respectively. Most common primary site was found as gastrointestinal system and then pancreatic region. Curative surgical resection rate was 46\% and 8.5\% of patients presented with carcinoid syndrome. Liver metastasis was far the most common metastatic site compared to lung, bone, and lymph node metastasis. Over 70 percent of patients were treated with chemotherapy and somatostatin analogs. Conclusion: Patients with higher grade, male gender, and advanced age (>65 years old) had poor survival rate. However, relatively low number of patients and less usage of (

Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor that is mostly derived from the female pelvic and perineal regions. AA is a locally infiltrative slow growing tumor with a marked tendency to local recurrence. Painless swelling located around the genitofemoral region is the common symptom; thus, it is often misdiagnosed as a gynecological malignancy or a groin hernia. A 35-year-old female patient who previously underwent surgery for left femoral hernia operation resulting in surgical failure was reoperated for a giant AA located in the pelvis. The tumor was completely excised with free margins. Histopathologic examination revealed an AA. The tumor size was measured as 24 × 12 × 6 cm with a weight of 4.2 kg. Immunohistochemically, the cells show positive staining with vimentin, desmin, estrogen, and progesterone receptor. S100, MUC4, CD34, and SMA were negative in the tumor cells. AA should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any painless swelling located in the genitofemoral region, particularly in women of reproductive age. The principle treatment should be complete surgical excision with tumor-free margins. Long-term follow-up and careful monitoring are essential due to its high tendency of local recurrence in spite of wide excision of the tumor. Adjuvant antihormonal therapy yields promising results for preventing recurrence.