title: [Poland syndrome (a case report)].
abstract: Poland syndrome is characterized with unilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle. Its incidence is one in 30000 live births. A 20 years old case with Poland syndrome is presented together with its clinical and laboratory features in this study. The case had anomaly of shortness of right hand fingers and syndactily between second and third fingers in addition to absence of right pectoralis muscle group. There was not another associated anomaly except aforementioned ones. Strength loss in abduction and adduction of right shoulder was detected with Cybex dynamometer. Furthermore decrease in predicted maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures was detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, GATA, Ankara, Turkey. odeniz@gata.edu.tr
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tozkoparan
authors.forename: Seyfettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gümüş
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savci
authors.forename: Hayati
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
authors.forename: Kudret
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ekiz
authors.forename: Necmettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demirci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010313:Partial Pressure; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*