Poland syndrome: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorDeka, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, BKen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T10:42:05Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T10:42:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-07
dc.description.abstractPoland syndrome is characterized by the absence or hypoplasia of other chest muscles: small pectoral muscle, anterior tightened muscle, grandorsal muscle, and deltoid muscle. Anomalies of the thoracic cage: agenesis or hypoplasia of one or more costal segments, pectus carinatum, excavatum, clavicular hypoplasia, pulmonary herniation. Abnormalities of the mammary region: agenesis or hypoplasia of the breast, areola and nipple. The reported incidence of Poland’s syndrome ranges from 1 in 7,000 to 1 in 100,000. Males are affected more frequently by a 2:1 to 3:1 ratio Poland’s syndrome has also been diagnosed in 1 of 19,000 mammograms. The right side of the body was found to be involved in 60% to 75% of patients - associated malformations: genitourinary malformations, cardiac malformation, hepatic and biliary tract malformations. Case report Our case involves a 7-month-old boy with no medical history of cardiac or respiratory complaints. This is a male child with around 65cm height, and 7kg weight. There is no family history of consanguineous marriage and no family history of congenital anomalies. All siblings are alive and healthy. The child’s milestones are within normal limits. There is aplasia of the right sternocostal head and clavicular heads and abdominal head of the pectoralis major muscle, there is a hypoplasia of the right nipple and breast and absence of subcutaneous fat on the same side. Ribs are visible on the right chest wall. Physical examination shows no history of hand and digit anomaly and no rib anomalies. Chest wall asymmetry with right chest wall showing depression on axillary floor. The anterior axillary fold is absent. On attempting abduction of the shoulder, it shows the absence of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anatomy, Gauhati Medical Collegeand Hospital,Guwahati,Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDeka D, Das BK. Poland syndrome: a case report. International Journal of Scientific Reports. 2024 Jul; 10(7): 249-251en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-2156
dc.identifier.issn2454-2164
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/234296
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume10en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20241665en_US
dc.subjectPoland syndromeen_US
dc.subjectCardiacen_US
dc.subjectNippleen_US
dc.subjectDeltoiden_US
dc.subjectHepaticen_US
dc.titlePoland syndrome: a case reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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