All issues > Volume 32(5); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(5):713-717. Published online May 31, 1989.

Two Cases of Poland Syndrome.

Kul Ha Yoo¹, Ki Soo Pai¹, Byung Ju Chung¹, Chul Lee¹, Dong Gwan Han¹, Jong Doo Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Radiology , Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Received: July 22, 1988;  Accepted: November 17, 1988.

Abstract

Poland syndrome is characterized by an absence of the pectoralis major muscle, with ipsilateral defect of the upper extremity, usually syndactyly. The incidence of this syndrome has been estimated at 1 per 25,000 to 77,000 persons and more than 100 patients have been described worldwide. Recently, we experienced two patients, the one was 14 year old male, who showed absence of left pectralis maior muscle and short ipsilateral forearm, the other was male newborn baby with absence of right pectoralis major muscle and ipsilateral synactly.

Keywords :Poland syndrome, Pectoralis major muscle, Ipsilateral syndactyly