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Controversies in Poland Syndrome: Alternative Diagnoses in Patients With Congenital Pectoral Muscle Deficiency.
The Journal of hand surgery - 1 Feb 2018
Baas Martijn, Burger Elise B, Sneiders Dimitri, Galjaard Robert-Jan H, Hovius Steven E R, van Nieuwenhoven Christianne A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Poland syndrome was first described as a deficiency of the pectoral muscle with ipsilateral symbrachydactyly. Currently, numerous case reports describe variations of Poland syndrome in which pectoral muscle deficiency is often used as the only defining criterion. However, more syndromes can present with pectoral muscle deficiency. The aim of this review is to illustrate the diversity of the phenotypic...
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