Diseases

Poland Syndrome

A syndrome which is characterized by symbrachydactyly and aplasia of the sternal head of pectoralis major.

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Abstract

A syndrome which is characterized by symbrachydactyly and aplasia of the sternal head of pectoralis major.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Poland Anomaly
  • Poland Sequence
  • Poland Syndactyly
  • Anomaly, Poland
  • Syndactyly, Poland
  • Syndrome, Poland

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

abnorm of pectoralis musc with syndactyly, named for A. Poland, 19th cent physician; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

91(85); was see under SYNDACTYLIA 1985-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Hand (1966-1984)
  • Pectoralis Muscles (1966-1984)
  • Syndactylia (1967-1984)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Poland Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011045. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011045
  2. Poland Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_syndrome
  3. Poland Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q633859