Disease or Syndrome
Poland syndrome
Subclass of:
Syndactyly
Definitions related to poland syndrome:
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A rare developmental disorder characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the pectoralis muscle in one side of the chest, usually associated with ipsilateral cutaneous syndactyly, and ipsilateral breast and nipple hypoplasia.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A syndrome which is characterized by symbrachydactyly and aplasia of the sternal head of pectoralis major.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Named after Sir Alfred Poland, Poland syndrome includes the features of ipsilateral breast and nipple hypoplasia and/or aplasia, deficiency of subcutaneous fat and axillary hair, absence of the sternal head of the pectoralis major muscle, hypoplasia of the rib cage, and hypoplasia of the upper extremity. In 1841, Sir Alfred Poland...WebMD, 2019
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Poland syndrome is characterized by an underdeveloped or absent chest muscle on one side of the body, absence of the breastbone portion (sternal) of the chest muscle, and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side. The cause of Poland syndrome is not known. This syndrome is nearly always sporadic. It tends to occur on the right...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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