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CASE REPORT
Poland syndrome involving the left hemithorax with dextrocardia and herniation of the spleen
  1. Shasanka Shekhar Panda1,
  2. Minu Bajpai1,
  3. Amit Singh1,
  4. Manisha Jana2
  1. 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
  2. 2Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Shasanka Shekhar Panda, drshasank_aiims{at}yahoo.co.in, drshasankaiims06{at}gmail.com

Summary

Poland syndrome is characterised by unilateral absence of the large pectoral muscle, ipsilateral symbrachydactyly and occasionally other malformations of the anterior chest wall and breast. The condition is more frequent among men and usually occurs on the right hemithorax in the unilateral form. This case is unique because we believe it is a rare case of Poland syndrome involving the left hemithorax along with dextrocardia and herniation of the spleen from the left subcostal region.

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