Current Thoracic Surgery
2019 , Vol 4 , Issue 1
Poland’s anomaly with contralateral spontaneous pneumothorax: is this a coincidence?
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery, Medical Practice and Research Center, University of Health Sciences, Izmir, Turkey
DOI :
10.26663/cts.2019.0008
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Poland’s syndrome is a rare developmental anomaly characterized by absence of pectoralis major
muscle and presence of ipsilateral hand abnormalities (mostly syndactyly). Numerous malformations
as a component of this syndrome was defined in literature such as congenital heart diseases, upper limb
anomalies and pulmonary or renal hypoplasia. The incidence of Poland’s syndrome ranges from 1 in
7,000 to 1 in 100,000 live births. Here we describe a rare case of patient with Poland’s syndrome with
contralateral spontaneous pneumothorax.
Keywords :
Poland’s anomaly, pneumothorax, congenital malformation