Traceability of Melanoma in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Melanoma, also known as pigmentation disease, "gangrene" or "carbuncle on lateral aspect of foot", is a malignant tumor with low survival rate and poor prognosis, and the incidence is increasing year by year.There have been relevant discussions in ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) books.In order to further understand and treat this disease, later generations of physicians have made many explorations from different aspects, and formed a mature system of syndrome differentiation and treatment.Based on the views of related classical TCM books and contemporary physicians, the author deeply discusses the ideas of TCM diagnosis and treatment of melanoma from the three aspects of the disease name, etiology and pathogenesis and treatment methods, and makes a brief summary.