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A rhinolith surrounded by a nasal polyp
Süleyman Yılmaz1, Damla Güçlü Güven, Buğra Subaşı
1Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Duzce Medical Faculty, Duzce University, Düzce, Turkey. dryilmazsuleyman@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Rhinoliths are uncommon mineralized nasal mass in children and adolescents. We reported a case of unilateral rhinolith that presented as a nasal polyp. A 29-year-old woman who had right-sided nasal purulent discharge, nasal obstruction, intermittent epistaxis, and posterior nasal drip for 6 months was admitted to our department. Nasal examination revealed a nasal mass between the inferior turbinate and the nasal septum, presenting as a nasal polyp or a nasal tumor. Paranasal sinus computed tomographic scan confirmed a calcified mass in soft tissue. We removed the rhinolith and the soft tissue that was around it with a transnasal endoscopic approach. Histologic analysis of the soft tissue identified inflammatory nasal polypoid tissue.
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