Thymoma treatment in Turkey — get 3 personalized clinic matches

Prof. Bülent Karagöz has 32 years of oncology experience and 900+ procedures, trained at Johns Hopkins. This JCI and ESMO-accredited center with Johns Hopkins affiliation uses the Da Vinci robotic system. Diagnostics start from $170 for consultations. Robotic mediastinal mass excision may cost around $17,780, which includes ICU and hospital stays, anesthesia, and pathology.

Associate Professor Mehmet Akif Ozturk is an oncology specialist at this 4.6-rated, JCI-accredited center. Robotic thymectomy typically costs around $26,000, inclusive of surgery, a 3–4 day hospitalization, transfers, and an interpreter. Diagnostics start from around $120 for a consultation, with a CT scan around $1,550. Conventional thymectomy may cost around $7,200, covering 1–2 hospital nights and pre-op tests.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erkan Yıldırım has performed over 900 thoracic procedures, trained via a Toronto Lung Transplant fellowship, and specializes in minimally invasive Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). At the JCI-accredited Hisar Hospital, consultations start from $110. Thymectomy VATS typically runs $7,700, which includes the surgery, ICU and hospital stay for 6 days, pre-op tests, and VIP transfers.

Prof. Hasan Fevzi Batirel is a specialist thoracic surgeon at Memorial's oncology center. The JCI-accredited clinic uses minimally invasive VATS technique for maximal thymectomy, aiming for faster recovery. Diagnostics start from $140 for a consultation and a PET/CT is around $700. The maximal thymectomy package typically costs around $10,450 and covers the surgery and a 3–4 day hospital stay.

Prof. Dr. Ilhan Elmaci is a leading neurosurgeon specializing in complex brain and skull base surgeries, with training at Johns Hopkins University and a fellowship from the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. He chairs Turkey's Skull Base Society and has published over 110 scientific papers.