IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-10-23005 Original Research Paper POLAND SYNDROME,CONGENITAL DEFECT OF THE CHEST WALL:A CASE REPORT S.RASHINKAR Dr. October 2019 8 10 01 02 ABSTRACT

POLAND SYNDROME is rare disorder characterised by underdeveloped/ absent chest muscle on one side of body. Incidence,l in 10,000 to 1 in 1,00,000.The authors describe a case of 65years old man,with history of breathlessness,on clinical examination of head to toe revealed defect of chest wall on left side.The authors presents a variant of poland‘s syndrome to empasize the risk of trauma to underlying cardia,may impair significant movement on one side of body, as condition is asymptomatic and often not diagnosed & psychological toll if diagnosed in teenagers .This is few of documented cases of poland‘s syndrome from india.