LIPOMAS OF THE HEAD AND NECK IN CHILDREN

Head and neck lipomas in the pediatric population are rarely described in the literature. Two patients who presented to the Hospital for Sic k Children with rapidly enlarging head and neck lipomas are presented. Radiographic imaging, including CT and MRI, as well as fine needle as piration implicated a lipoma as the probable diagnosis. Both patients were treated by surgical excision. The clinical behavior, diagnostic w ork-up and treatment of these rare lesions are the focus of this study . (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.