title: Breast cancer development in a female with Poland's syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poland's syndrome, a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a defect of the pectoralis muscles, has been reported in association with lymphoreticular malignancies and some solid tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 53-year-old woman with Poland's syndrome who developed breast cancer in the afflicted ipsilateral hypoplastic breast. FNA cytology revealed a moderately differentiated carcinoma and histology was consistent with a well differentiated invasive ductal carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Poland's syndrome can be associated with breast cancer so all females with the syndrome should be thoroughly examined for early detection of neoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, General Hospital of Chania, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tamiolakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venizelos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Antoniou
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsiminikakis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alifieris
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D044584:Carcinoma, Ductal / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*