Poland Syndrome Case Study

Konuk, Suat

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“…Poland syndrome was first described by Alfred Poland in 1840 in a 27-year-old patient with complete unilateral absence of the sternal head of the pectoralis major and ipsilateral symbrachydactyly [2]. It is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the unilateral absence or underdevelopment of pectoralis major and associated with involvement of adjacent shoulder muscles, rib abnormalities, dextrocardia, and ipsilateral hand deformities [3]. It has an incidence of 3-16 per 100,000 population and is more common in males [4].…”

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Brachysyndactyly in Poland Syndrome

Shahi

Sehgal

Zafar

et al. 2020

Cureus

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A 36-year-old man presented with incidental findings of an asymmetric chest with hypoplastic and flattened left anterior chest wall due to absent left pectoralis major. He also had short and webbed fingers in the left hand. These deformities were present since birth. Chest X-ray showed hyperlucency on the left side. Computerized tomography (CT) scan showed an absence of the left pectoralis major. X-ray of the left hand showed hypoplasia of the proximal phalanx and aplasia of the middle and distal phalanges of the second digit, and aplasia of the middle phalanges of the third and fourth digits. A diagnosis of left-sided Poland syndrome with associated ipsilateral brachysyndactyly, which is a very rare entity, was made. The patient opted against any reconstructive procedure as he had a minimal functional limitation.

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Brachysyndactyly in Poland Syndrome

Shahi

Sehgal

Zafar

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…Poland recognized absence of the major pectoral muscle in a 27-yearold ex-convict and published the case report in 1841 [4]. Other authors also described a few cases of congenital absence of pectoral major and minor muscles on one side of the body accompanied by chest and upper extremity deformities on the same side [5].…”

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National eponyms in medicine

Nieradko-Iwanicka

2020

Reumatologia

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An eponym is a person, place or thing after whom or after which something is named. In the past eponyms used to be commonly used in medical vocabulary. Rheumatologists are surely familiar with ‘Lyme disease’ (borreliosis). Combing through the Internet I couldn’t find any world-famous medical eponyms that Poles could be proud of. The only ones with ‘Poland’ or ‘Polish’ words are: ’plica polonica’ and ‘Poland syndrome’. In the 21st century eponyms are rarely used because of the global importance of evidence based medicine and multi-centre cohort studies and clinical trials. Who in Poland deserves to go to the annals of medicine? Undoubtedly professor Rudolf Weigl. He had 75 nominations for Nobel without being awarded the prize. Can we be proud only of our poets and novelists?

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Incidental finding of Poland syndrome in a case of phimosis: a rare case report from Nepal

Niraula¹,

Ghimire²,

Pokhrel³

et al. 2023

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Introduction: Poland syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome that mostly includes the absence of unilateral pectoralis major muscle and digit anomalies like symbrachydactyly. It can also present with other varied manifestations like the absence of ribs, bilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle, urogenital anomalies, dextrocardia, etc. Case Presentation: We herein present a case of a 6-year-old boy with Poland syndrome as an incidental finding, the second one reported from Nepal, 11 years after the first report. The syndrome was diagnosed after the patient came to the hospital for treatment of phimosis. On examination, the sternocostal head of the right pectoralis major muscle was absent with a palpable clavicular head with symbrachydactyly of the ipsilateral side. Discussion: Poland syndrome is mostly diagnosed clinically. Its differential diagnosis includes other chest wall anomalies, nipple anomalies, isolated thoracic lipoatrophy, and isolated hand/upper limb anomalies without pectoralis major muscle involvement. Computed tomography and MRI scans can help delineate the exact chest wall abnormality. It also helps to find other manifestations of the syndrome and for the treatment plans. Conclusion: Poland syndrome is a rare syndrome that has the propensity to be missed in clinical settings. Treatment, mainly sought for cosmetic reasons, includes breast augmentation procedures or myocutaneous flap coverage.

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Poland Syndrome Case Study

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Brachysyndactyly in Poland Syndrome

Brachysyndactyly in Poland Syndrome

National eponyms in medicine

Incidental finding of Poland syndrome in a case of phimosis: a rare case report from Nepal

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