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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2023

Incidental finding of Poland syndrome in a case of phimosis: a rare case report from Nepal.

Zenish Niraula, Pradip Ghimire, Sanish Pokhrel, Sugam Ale Magar, Jasmine Bajracharya, Bineet Thapa

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zenish NiraulaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery.ORCID 0000-0002-6782-2100
Pradip GhimireDepartment of Pediatric Surgery.ORCID 0000-0001-6472-2908
Sanish PokhrelDepartment of Pediatric Surgery.ORCID 0000-0001-8382-6761
Sugam Ale MagarDepartment of Pediatric Surgery.ORCID 0000-0002-1565-0220
Jasmine BajracharyaDepartment of Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-9100-2102
Bineet ThapaDepartment of Surgery, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0003-2287-3681
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital · NP

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Abstract

Poland syndrome is a rare congenital syndrome that mostly includes the absence of unilateral pectoralis major muscle and digit anomalies like symbrachydactyly. It can also present with other varied manifestations like the absence of ribs, bilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle, urogenital anomalies, dextrocardia, etc. Case Presentation: We herein present a case of a 6-year-old boy with Poland syndrome as an incidental finding, the second one reported from Nepal, 11 years after the first report. The syndrome was diagnosed after the patient came to the hospital for treatment of phimosis. On examination, the sternocostal head of the right pectoralis major muscle was absent with a palpable clavicular head with symbrachydactyly of the ipsilateral side. Discussion: Poland syndrome is mostly diagnosed clinically. Its differential diagnosis includes other chest wall anomalies, nipple anomalies, isolated thoracic lipoatrophy, and isolated hand/upper limb anomalies without pectoralis major muscle involvement. Computed tomography and MRI scans can help delineate the exact chest wall abnormality. It also helps to find other manifestations of the syndrome and for the treatment plans. Conclusion: Poland syndrome is a rare syndrome that has the propensity to be missed in clinical settings. Treatment, mainly sought for cosmetic reasons, includes breast augmentation procedures or myocutaneous flap coverage.

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Case reportPhimosisPoland syndromeSymbrachydactyly

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