M.D. Nazli Özcan

A 68-year-old retired olive grove owner from rural Kozan presented with unexplained weight loss. Dr. Özcan's contrast-enhanced abdominal CT revealed a subtle, infiltrating duodenal adenocarcinoma missed on prior ultrasounds. The precise staging allowed for successful Whipple procedure with negative margins. The patient, who spoke only a local dialect, relied on his granddaughter for translation throughout the imaging process.

A 22-year-old championship-winning female wrestler from Adana Demirspor club arrived with acute shoulder pain. Dr. Özcan performed a dynamic musculoskeletal ultrasound during different arm positions, diagnosing a rare, position-dependent suprascapular nerve entrapment rather than the suspected rotator cuff tear. Conservative treatment with positional avoidance led to full return to competition in 6 weeks.

A 45-year-old Syrian refugee seamstress, 3 years in Turkey, presented with chronic cough. Initial chest X-rays were inconclusive. Dr. Özcan identified subtle tree-in-bud opacities on high-resolution CT, suggesting atypical mycobacterial infection linked to her previous work in a damp textile workshop. Targeted treatment resolved symptoms that had persisted for 18 months.

A 7-year-old boy from a low-income family in Seyhan district was brought in after swallowing multiple small magnets. Dr. Özcan utilized low-dose fluoroscopy with real-time imaging to guide endoscopic removal without surgical intervention, preventing intestinal perforation. She worked extensively with the anxious, single mother to explain each step in simple terms.