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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(1):99-101. Published online January 31, 1987.

A Case of Poland Syndrome.

Jong Deok Kim¹, Hyung Kook Ki¹, In Kyung Sung¹, Byung Churl Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

The Poland syndrome consists of congenital unilateral absence of the pectoralis major muscle and ipsilateral anomalies of the hand, typically syndactyly. It may be combined with many other anomalies. Recently, we experienced an 8 days old boy, who had the total absence of the metacarpals and phalanges of left hand and defect of the pectoralis muscle on the same side. A brief review of the related literature is presented.

Keywords :Poland syndrome.