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Poland syndrome (also Poland's syndrome, Poland's syndactyly, Poland's anomaly, and P.S.) is a rare birth defect characterized by underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers (cutaneous syndactyly) of the hand on the same side (ipsilateral hand).

It is named after Sir Alfred Poland, who is credited with first reporting it after performing on autopsy at Guy's Hospital in London in 1841.

According to the National Human Genome Research Institute, Poland syndrome affects males three times as often as females and affects the right side of the body twice as often as the left. The incidence is estimated to range from one in 7,000 to one in 100,000 live births. The cause of Poland syndrome is unknown.