title: Poland's syndrome with rare deformities: reconstruction with latissimus dorsi muscle through a single short incision.
abstract: We describe a 22-year-old man with Poland's syndrome and two other rare deformities which, to our knowledge have not been reported previously. The first deformity was a fibrotic band between the nipple-areola complex and the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and the second was a fifth digit with two phalanges. A single midaxillary vertical incision was used to harvest and then transfer the latissimus muscle for soft tissue reconstruction of the chest wall deformity. Almost complete symmetry was achieved and the scar was well hidden by the arm. The aesthetic and functional results were satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. arslane@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Sakir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Ferit
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirkan
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sevim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome