ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022
The Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Combined With Surgery to Treat Granulomatous Mastitis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
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- A meta-analysis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis treatments for remission and recurrence prevention.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Tuoli Tounong decoction promotes lesion resolution in granulomatous lobular mastitis by remodeling a Caspase-8-associated PANoptosis-like cell death network.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Acupoint glucocorticoid injection combined with focused ultrasound for granulomatous lobular mastitis: a retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Granulomatous mastitis: from localized inflammation to systemic immune-mediated disorder.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Clinical effect of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation in the treatment of 60 patients with non-puerperal mastitis.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: Immune-Pathogen Imbalance in a Treatment-Resistant Benign Inflammatory Disease.International journal of women's health · 2025Review
- Granulomatous mastitis in a 50-year-old male: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study on Recurrence and New Occurrence Rates with Analysis of Risk Factors.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Article
- Application of Prescription Reviews for Traditional Chinese Medicine to Improve Medical Disputes and Patient Satisfaction.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe etiology and pathology of granulomatous mastitis (GLM) are still unknown. Expert consensus on the treatment of GLM has not been developed. The objective of this study is to study the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with surgery in treating GLM. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective cohort study was implemented at Longhua Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in China between September 2019 and August 2021. Female patients were included according to the propensity-score matching (PSM) method and balanced according to age and BMI. Patients with GLM diagnosed by pathology and a course of disease ≥ 6 months were included in this trial. Patients were divided into the TCM alone group or TCM + surgery group.
resultsIn total, 168 female patients were assessed and 102 patients were included in the study after PSM (51 in the TCM group and 51 in the TCM + surgery group). The average age of the patients was 32 years (21-47 years). There was no significant baseline characteristics difference between two groups after PSM. The suppuration rate in the TCM + surgery group was less than that in the TCM group (64.7%
conclusionsTCM combined with surgery can improve the cure rate and shorten the full course of GLM treatment, indicating surgery should be integrated in the clinical management of GLM.
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