Poland Syndrome: A Case Report
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Case Report
P: 37-38
March 2011

Poland Syndrome: A Case Report

Med Bull Haseki 2011;49(1):37-38
1. Dr. Sami Ulus Kadın Doğum, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genetik Ünitesi, Ankara, Türkiye
2. Erzurum Nenehatun Kadın Doğum Hastanesi, Genetik Ünitesi, Erzurum, Türkiye
3. Gazi Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi,, Tıbbi Genetik Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
4. Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genetik Ünitesi, Ankara, Türkiye
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Received Date: 08.07.2010
Accepted Date: 19.08.2010
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ABSTRACT

Poland syndrome is a congenital anomaly characterized by the absence of ipsilateral pectoralis major muscle and deformities of upper extremities and anterior chest wall. Its incidence is one in 30.000 live births.Herein, we report the case of an 18-year-old male with Poland syndrome who presented with absence of the second and third fingers and shortness of the forth finger in the left hand in addition to absence of the left pectoral muscle group and pectus excavatum, as well as we review the characteristics of this syndrome in the light of the literature.

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