title: [Lipoma of the posterior mediastinum. 2 cases in children].
abstract: The authors report the cases of 2 children, 12 and 4 years old respectively, presenting with a lipoma of the postero-superior mediastinum, that were investigated within a 6 year-period. Costal erosions were present in both cases with intraspinal extension in one child. Standard X-ray films should have led to the diagnosis, because of the relative low density of the mass considering its volume. In one case, CT scan confirmed the homogeneous fatty nature of the mass.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Lipome du médiastin postérieur. Deux cas chez l'enfant.