title: Correction of Poland's Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poland's syndrome, a rare congenital anomaly, consists of unilateral absence of the pectoralis major muscle, ipsilateral brachysyndactyly, and occasionally associated other malformations of the anterior chest wall, mamilla, and mamma.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the case of a 32-year-old woman, marked hypoplasia of the right breast and the right nipple, malformation of the right upper limb with brachysyndactyly and microdactyly were noted, all present since birth. This paper describes the surgical technique and possible complications of reconstruction of the chest wall deformity with a solid silicone implant and a latissimus dorsi flap. The current literature on the topic is reviewed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surgical method with autologous material and implants is a sufficient technique for chest wall reconstruction and gives a good long-term result in case of Poland's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tilmann
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lantzsch
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Asklepios Klinik Weißenfels-Hohenmölsen, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lampe
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Eva J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kantelhardt
keywords: Breast hypoplasia; Breast reconstruction; Malformation; Poland's syndrome