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Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2016 , Vol 62 , Num 3
Poland Syndrome in Two Cases
2 Silopi Devlet Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği, Şırnak, Türkiye
3 Silopi Devlet Hastanesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği, Şırnak, Türkiye DOI : 10.5152/tftrd.2015.82084 Poland syndrome is a rarely encountered genetic disorder that is characterized by the unilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle. Ipsilateral upper limb extremity deformities, various malformations of the anterior chest wall and other organ abnormalities are commonly seen. Various cardiac abnormalities and malignancies can also be seen in this syndrome. Herein, we present two rare cases that we diagnosed for the first time with Poland syndrome, with the literature to emphasize these characteristics. The first case is an adult male patient with ipsilateral symphalangism; the second case is a 19-month-old baby girl with slight form of Poland syndrome. Keywords : Pectoralis major; Poland syndrome; rehabilitation; symphalangism