A retrospective study on 221 patients with granulomatous lobular mastitis treated by a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of integrative Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of granulomatous lobular mastitis.

METHODS

In the present study, the clinical data of patients with granulomatous lobular mastitis in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to the treatment regimens, these patients were divided into two groups: observation group (n=92) and control group (n=129). Patients in the observation group were treated with traditional Chinese medicine in combination with the surgical treatment of Western medicine, while the patents in the control group received surgical treatment alone. The main observation indexes included clinical cure rate, mass size, prolactin level and aesthetic evaluation results of the breasts.

RESULTS

The results revealed that there was no significant correlation between the observation group and control group, in terms of age, prolactin level, and marriage and childbearing history (P>0.05). Furthermore, the recurrence rate was lower in the observation group, when compared to the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The aesthetic evaluation was higher in the observation group than in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). However, the difference in the transverse diameter and long diameter of the tumor and clinical cure rate was not statistically significant (P>0.05) between the observation group and control group.

CONCLUSION

Compared with the simple surgical treatment of Western medicine, the combination of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine in the treatment of granulomatous lobular mastitis can significantly reduce the recurrence rate, and improve the symmetry and beauty of bilateral breasts, which is worthy of clinical application.

KEY WORDS: Granulomatous lobular mastitis, Integrated Chinese and western medicine treatment, Unclog lacteal, Prolactin, Aesthetic evaluation of milk preservation.