POLAND SYNDROME

Course overview

POLAND SYNDROME CONSISTS OF ANATOMIC ANOMALIES THAT INCLUDE THE ABSENCE OF THE STERNOCOSTAL HEAD OF THE PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE WITH OTHER VARIED MANIFESTATIONS THAT INCLUDE HYPOPLASIA OR ABSENCE OF THE PECTORALIS MINOR MUSCLE AS WELL AS DIGITAL ANOMALIES SUCH AS SYNDACTYLY. OTHER ANOMALIES INCLUDE THE ABSENCE OR HYPOPLASIA OF THE IPSILATERAL BREAST, EXCAVATUM DEFORMITIES, AND RIB APLASIA. DEFECTS ARE OVERWHELMINGLY UNILATERAL AND MORE COMMONLY AFFECT THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PRESENTATION OF POLAND SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.