Poland syndrome
Synonyms: Poland anomaly | Poland sequence
A rare congenital malformation characterized by a unilateral complete or partial absence of the pectoralis major (and often minor) muscle ipsilateral breast and nipple anomalies hypoplasia of the pectoral subcutaneous tissue absence of pectoral and axillary hair and possibly accompanied by chest wall and/or upper limb defects.
Data from Orphanet are used to provide information on a disease's name, synonym(s), and overview.
Reference: Access aggregated data from Orphanet at Orphadata.
Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http: //www.orphadata.org. Data version September 2023.
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