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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Homœopathic Links 2021; 34(02): 130-140
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717133
Case Report

Successful Homoeopathic Treatment of Phyllodes Tumour: A Case Study

Purnima Shukla
1   Senior consultant, Independent researcher, Former member of ethical committee, CCRH (Under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India), New Delhi, India
,
Purak Misra
2   Department of Surgery, ESIC Medical College, NCR, Delhi, India
,
Risabh Kumar Jain
3   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Rajiv Kumar Misra
4   Department of Pathology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
› Institutsangaben Funding The project was funded under the Extra-Mural Research Scheme of Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, Government of India (vide letter no F. No-23-111/2009-10/CCRH/Tech/EMR/8758 dated 7th September 2009). Technical and administrative support was provided by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy.
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Abstract

Phyllodes tumours (PTs) of the breast are rare biphasic fibroepithelial neoplasm. They have potentiality to recur and metastasise. Majority of them follow a benign clinical course. We have treated one patient suffering from PT at the out-patient department of Sri Ram Medical & Homoeopathic Research Centre, Gorakhpur, India. After detailed case taking and repertorisation, first Conium maculatum and later on Phytolacca decandra and Calcarea fluorica were prescribed on the basis of individualisation to treat the case. Outcomes were assessed clinically every month for subjective improvement and objectively by ultrasonography reports at every 6-month interval. Gradual improvement was noted over time. The case has been assessed with MONARCH Inventory, which shows ‘definite’ association between the medicine and the outcome.

Keywords

Conium maculatum - homoeopathy - phyllodes tumour - ultrasonography

Author Contributions

P.S.: concept, literature search, clinical study and preparation of the article; P.M.: about the present modern medicine intervention, drafting the paper; R.K.M.: expert opinion regarding pathological investigation; R.K.J.: ultrasonological examination and expert opinion; all the authors reviewed and approved the final paper.




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