ABSTRACT
We report a rare case on Poland‟s syndrome with unilateral Amastia in an alleged victim of rape who was brought to our department escorted by the police for Medical examination. Congenital absence of breast is an unusual anomaly of the breast. As such, anomalies of breast are rare. Amastia is the total absence of breast tissue. Poland‟s syndrome is one such rare syndrome associated with Amastia. Poland‟s syndrome is not a single entity but is a constellation of anomalies. In this syndrome, the predominant defect varies depending upon the extent of involvement of different parts. All children with Poland‟s syndrome have apalsia or hypoplasia of the sternocostal portion of the pectoralis major muscle and at least one other associated lesion. Other than Amastia, abnormalities of hand, nipples and other muscles may be associated with Poland‟s syndrome. Such congenital anomalies may be associated with depression and this in turn may lead to these patients falling easy prey of criminal minds.
Subject(s)
Breast Diseases/complications , Breast Diseases/congenital , Breast Diseases/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Poland Syndrome/complications , Poland Syndrome/congenital , Poland Syndrome/diagnosis , RapeABSTRACT
Objetivo: relatar um caso de amstia, que se caracteriza, clinicamente, pela ausência do desenvolvimento da glândula mamária. É uma anomalia benigna, geralmente, unilateral de ocorr~encia rara. Relato de caso: paciente do sexo feminino, dezesseis anos de idade, com ausência da mama esquerda. Menarca aos onze anos de idade e desenvolvimento, apenas da mama direita aos doze anos. Considerações finaos: no caso relatado, embora sem limitações de ordem física, a anomalia em questão, geralmente, leva a resultados insatisfatórios sob o ponto de vista estético
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Breast Diseases/surgery , Breast Diseases/congenital , Breast/abnormalitiesABSTRACT
Las malformaciones mamarias se clasifican en congénitas o adquiridas; por defecto o por exceso y en anomalías de número, forma, tamano, y situacion. El trabajo analiza los diversos tipos de malformaciones tales como atelía y politelía; amastía, polimastía, macro y micromastía. Se mencionan también algunas alteraciones funcionales como la hipertrofia juvenil y la del embarazo. Se hace hincapié en el pezón invertido o umbilicado por sus repercuciones en la lactancia materna