POLAND ANOMALY, A SPORADIC SYNDROME: A REVIEW

Poland Anomaly, one of the sporadic congenital disease involves the congenital unilateral absence or underdevelopment of Pectoralis major muscle with ips ilateral cutaneous syndactyly. It is thought to be due to Subclavian Artery Supply Disruption Sequence. There are evidences which suggest it due to genetic factors or teratogenic. The child has structural abnormalities involving absence or underdevelopmen t of muscles, or bones like ribs. This is also associated with malignancies, dextrocardia, atrial septal defects, renal impairment, ophthalmic abnormalities. These are diagnosed by CT, MRI and X - Ray along with thorough clinical examination. The chest reco nstruction therapy is the treatment available for the Poland Anomaly