A pitfall in chest imaging

Poland syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of the musculoskeletal system. The typical case presents with hypoplasia or aplasia of the pectoralis major muscle and varying degrees of ipsilateral limb abnormalities. Clinicians should be alert to abnormalities of the chest wall as well as the lungs if there is abnormal chest radiograph lucency. Key messageThe key feature of Poland syndrome is asymmetry in the chest wall. Clinicians should be alert to abnormalities of the chest wall as well as the lungs if there is abnormal chest radiograph lucency.
Source: Respirology Case Reports - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tags: CLINICAL IMAGE Source Type: research