Poland Syndrome: A Case Study

We report a rare case of Poland syndrome in a 22-year-old female patient. This is a syndrome defined bytheunilateral absence or hypoplasia of the thoracic muscles with under development of one breast. A female patient presented with aesthetic concerns having hypoplasia of left breast and the nipple-areola complex small and displaced laterally. There were no other developmental problems with ribs, breast bone or upper extremity. The patient was surgically treated with breast reconstruction using amammary prosthesis. The incidence of Poland syndrome ranges from 1 in 7000 to 1 in 1,00,000 [Fokin and Robicsek (2002). Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74(6):2218–25]. Ten percent of these patients also express some of the other features of the disorder. There is a male to female ratio of 2:1 to 3:1.

Opção simples e econômica na melhoria da autoimagem de mastectomizadas / Simple and economical option to improve the self -image of mastectomized women

O avanço da reconstrução mamária permite uma perspectiva nova para as mulheres mastectomizadas, porém grande número delas ou não são aptas aos procedimentos oncoplásticos ou não têm acesso às equipes especializadas. Neste contexto, muitas mulheres são candidatas ao uso de próteses externas. Essas próteses podem ser adquiridas comercialmente ou são confeccionadas. Este artigo sugere uma opção que coloca à disposição das suas pacientes próteses externas em espuma, feitas por meio de uma técnica simples, econômica, permitindo que a mulher mastectomizada recupere parte da autoestima perdida com o tratamento oncológico. As próteses externas pata preenchimento do sutiã proporcionam importante ferramenta no apoio psicológico das pacientes submetidas a tratamentos radicais. Apresenta-se uma metodologia simples, econômica e de fácil reprodução, facilitando a reabilitação dessas mulheres.

The reconstructive surgery is the gold standard after a mastectomy due to breast cancer. In development countries the number of advanced breast cancer is still high and the radical surgical procedures are often used to do. Sometimes a patient undergone to a mastectomy cannot be able to receive a surgical breast reconstruction for any reason. In these cases, there are external breast prosthesis which can be used to minimize the self-esteem’s damages of the radical treatment. This paper suggests an easy, economic and reproducible technique to do a handcraft external prosthesis able to be spread and help the patients to whom the breast reconstruction is forbidden or delayed.