Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis
Conditions
Keywords
Integrative Medicine, Ethnomedicine, Hirudotherapy, Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis, Medical Cupping Therapy, Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Brief summary
Collaboration is established between Turkish Holistic & Integrative Medicine Association and Traditional & Complementary Medicine Society of Istanbul Medipol University. Study is carried out on idiopathic granulomatous mastitis patients who are followed in the Breast Clinic at Istanbul Medipol University Hospital for between September 2015 and September 2019. Hirudotherapy and medical cupping therapy were applied as traditional and complementary medicine integratively. Following initial radiological imaging, microbiological- and histological testing, side effects and relapses are analyzed. Follow-up examination is also carried out at the end of the treatment, which consisted of clinical breast exam and radiological imaging.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medipol University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
25 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
* IGM patients, either ones newly diagnosed or had previously received different types of treatments, currently refusing conventional treatments with immunosuppressives etc, or/and surgical management, and now und
Exclusion criteria
* Patients currently using any conventional treatment, and/or contraindication to hirudotherapy and cupping.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Breast Mass Size | Up to 12 months | Ultrasonic scan at 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Breast Mass Size | Up to 48 months | MRI scan at 12 months, if prompted by ultrasonic scan |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed