Clinical Manual of TCM for Breast Diseases

Author: Tang Hanjun
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The book is divided into three parts: Introduction, Disease Section, and Appendix. The Introduction briefly covers an overview of breast disease, the anatomy, physiology, pathology of the breast, history-taking and physical examination for breast diseases, as well as the TCM etiology, pathogenesis, and general treatment principles for breast diseases. The Disease Section selects 18 conditions, mainly including nipple fissure, breast areola abscess, acute suppurative mastitis, plasma cell mastitis, breast tuberculosis, breast sinuses and fistulas, hyperplastic breast disease, gynecomastia in males, abnormal breast development in children, breast fibroadenoma, intraductal papillary carcinoma of the breast, breast cancer, breast eczema, galactorrhea-amennorhea syndrome, traumatic fat necrosis of the breast, and accessory breast diseases, among other common clinical conditions. It also includes increasingly prevalent conditions such as post-breast augmentation breast and non-healing surgical wounds of the breast in recent years. Detailed information on the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods for each disease is provided, with a comprehensive review at the end of the section. The Appendix introduces self-examination of the breast, prevention, health care, and nursing for breast diseases.