The establishment and operation of a computerized data bank in benign breast disease. (Preliminary results on 297 cases).

The principles of setting up and utilization of a data bank for breast benign pathology and medical gynecology are described. In presenting these principles the authors make an analysis of the loading phases with the two afferent programs for adding, changing and wiping out information. With respect to utilization, two applicative programs for computing the efficiency of the selective hormonal treatment (regarding each and all patients) are analyzed. The paper provides the necessary instructions which enable the specialist physician to work directly with the computer. The principles are exemplified by the results obtained with a first series of 297 menstruated patients with several clinical forms of benign breast disease (unique or multiple cysts, lesions corresponding to an adenoma or fibroadenoma, mammary lumps) hormonally treated in an average series of 3 therapeutic cycles.