MEDIASTINAL LIPOMA IN CHILDREN

Mediastinal masses are uncommonly encountered in childhood. These tumo urs are often interesting because of the varied mediastinal tissues fr om which they arise. Despite extensive investigations, a large percent age of these lesions remain undiagnosed prior to operation. We describ e two rare cases of mediastinal lipoma. The first was incidentally dia gnosed whereas the second patient presented with respiratory symptoms. The definitive diagnosis was established at surgery, which was curati ve.