Patient Experience
As a 72-year-old retired botanist, I discovered a strange growth on my tongue while examining plant specimens. Dr. Ördekçi didn't just analyze the biopsy; she cross-referenced my case with rare fungal infections found in tropical plants, correctly diagnosing an extremely uncommon presentation of histoplasmosis linked to my orchid collection. Her pathological insight prevented months of misdiagnosis.
My 8-year-old daughter's routine tonsillectomy turned critical when Dr. Ördekçi identified Burkitt lymphoma cells in tissue everyone else dismissed as normal inflammation. Her urgent midnight call to our surgeon changed everything - she spotted what looked like routine cells but recognized their abnormal proliferation pattern from a single case she'd studied years prior.
After three miscarriages, Dr. Ördekçi examined my placental tissue with forensic precision and discovered confined placental mosaicism that other labs missed. She created a custom chromosomal analysis protocol that finally gave us answers and a viable pregnancy plan. Her pathology report became our roadmap to becoming parents.
As a 45-year-old chef, I lost my sense of taste suddenly. ENT specialists found nothing, but Dr. Ördekçi analyzed nasal sinus tissue and identified olfactory neuroblastoma so early it hadn't formed a detectable mass. She diagnosed it from subtle cellular changes others would have overlooked, saving my career and possibly my life.