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Abnormal pectoral muscle morphology

MedGen UID:: 868705
•Concept ID:: C4023108
•: Anatomical Abnormality

Synonym:	Abnormality of the pectoral muscle

HPO:	HP:0011957

Definition

An abnormality of the pectoral muscle, comprising the pectoralis major, a thick, fan-shaped muscle of the anterior chest and the pectoralis minor, a thin, triangular muscle situated underneath the pectoralis major. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbnormal pectoral muscle morphology

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
  - Abnormality of the musculature
    - Abnormal skeletal muscle morphology
      - Abnormality of the musculature of the thorax
        Abnormal pectoral muscle morphology
        Absence of pectoralis minor muscle
        Pectoralis amyotrophy
        Pectoralis major hypoplasia
        Unilateral absence of pectoralis major muscle
        Unilateral hypoplasia of pectoralis major muscle

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of poststernotomy mediastinitis in the paediatric patient.

Salazard B, Niddam J, Ghez O, Metras D, Magalon G
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Management of undescended lingual and subhyoid thyroid glands.

Wertz ML
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Modified Ravitch Procedure for Left Poland Syndrome Combined With Pectus Excavatum.

Cortés-Julián G, Bushra-Nuritu HB, Buenfil-Fuentes R, Merino Rajme JA
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Oct;104(4):e337-e339. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.078. PMID: 28935331

Neurogenic thoracic outlet and pectoralis minor syndromes in children.

Sanders RJ, Annest SJ, Goldson E
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2013 Jul;47(5):335-41. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.1177/1538574413481858. PMID: 23503361

Synmastia: prevention and correction.

Selvaggi G, Giordano S, Ishak L
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Nov;65(5):455-61. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d37648. PMID: 20948424

Bifid sternum: neonatal surgical treatment.

Dòmini M, Cupaioli M, Rossi F, Fakhro A, Aquino A, Chiesa PL
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jan;69(1):267-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01206-0. PMID: 10654531

Severe limb deficiency in Poland's syndrome.

Gausewitz SH, Meals RA, Setoguchi Y
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1984 May;(185):9-13. PMID: 6323086

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Diagnosis

Nonsyndromic Congenital Absence of the Pectoralis Muscles.

Yuan SM
J Nippon Med Sch 2018;85(5):246-249. doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2018_85-39. PMID: 30464140

Neurogenic thoracic outlet and pectoralis minor syndromes in children.

Sanders RJ, Annest SJ, Goldson E
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2013 Jul;47(5):335-41. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.1177/1538574413481858. PMID: 23503361

Synmastia: prevention and correction.

Selvaggi G, Giordano S, Ishak L
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Nov;65(5):455-61. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d37648. PMID: 20948424

The "bat sign" of pectoral rhabdomyolysis.

Armijo S, Peña M, Bustos F, Morales B
Clin Nucl Med 2009 Sep;34(9):636-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181b06a27. PMID: 19692835

Surgical repair of pectus excavatum and carinatum.

Robicsek F, Watts LT, Fokin AA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 Spring;21(1):64-75. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.03.002. PMID: 19632565

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Therapy

Delayed periprosthetic seroma in a male Poland syndrome patient: A case report.

Choi J, Kim JH, Sung YE, Oh DY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Mar 12;100(10):e24974. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024974. PMID: 33725865 Free PMC Article

Neurogenic thoracic outlet and pectoralis minor syndromes in children.

Sanders RJ, Annest SJ, Goldson E
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2013 Jul;47(5):335-41. Epub 2013 Mar 15 doi: 10.1177/1538574413481858. PMID: 23503361

Synmastia: prevention and correction.

Selvaggi G, Giordano S, Ishak L
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Nov;65(5):455-61. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d37648. PMID: 20948424

Unusual variation of the rotator interval: insertional abnormality of the pectoralis minor tendon and absence of the coracohumeral ligament.

Lee SJ, Ha DH, Lee SM
Skeletal Radiol 2010 Dec;39(12):1205-9. Epub 2010 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s00256-010-0926-0. PMID: 20401480

Nature and etiology of the Poland anomaly.

David TJ
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Prognosis

A rare case of atypical thoracodorsal artery: a challenge for flap reconstruction.

Kumar N, Aithal AP, Nayak SB, Bhaskar R
Surg Radiol Anat 2018 Aug;40(8):899-902. Epub 2018 Mar 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-018-2009-1. PMID: 29594336

Modified Ravitch Procedure for Left Poland Syndrome Combined With Pectus Excavatum.

Cortés-Julián G, Bushra-Nuritu HB, Buenfil-Fuentes R, Merino Rajme JA
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Oct;104(4):e337-e339. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.078. PMID: 28935331

Synmastia: prevention and correction.

Selvaggi G, Giordano S, Ishak L
Ann Plast Surg 2010 Nov;65(5):455-61. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181d37648. PMID: 20948424

Bifid sternum: neonatal surgical treatment.

Dòmini M, Cupaioli M, Rossi F, Fakhro A, Aquino A, Chiesa PL
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jan;69(1):267-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01206-0. PMID: 10654531

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Clinical prediction guides

Anomalous pectoral musculature.

Soni S, Rath G, Suri R, Kumar H
Anat Sci Int 2008 Dec;83(4):310-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-073X.2008.00234.x. PMID: 19159367

Left musculus sternalis.

Arráez-Aybar LA, Sobrado-Perez J, Merida-Velasco JR
Clin Anat 2003 Jul;16(4):350-4. doi: 10.1002/ca.10120. PMID: 12794922

Unilateral absence of the thoracic part of the trapezius muscle.

Garbelotti Júnior SA, Rodrigues CF, Sgrott EA, Prates JC
Surg Radiol Anat 2001;23(2):131-3. doi: 10.1007/s00276-001-0131-x. PMID: 11462862

Bifid sternum: neonatal surgical treatment.

Dòmini M, Cupaioli M, Rossi F, Fakhro A, Aquino A, Chiesa PL
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jan;69(1):267-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01206-0. PMID: 10654531

Severe limb deficiency in Poland's syndrome.

Gausewitz SH, Meals RA, Setoguchi Y
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1984 May;(185):9-13. PMID: 6323086

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Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of anomalous or ectopic insertion of pectoralis minor: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 4146 shoulders.

Asghar A, Narayan RK, Satyam A, Naaz S
Surg Radiol Anat 2021 May;43(5):631-643. Epub 2020 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02610-8. PMID: 33165647

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