title: Rhinolithiasis: an unusual pediatric nasal mass.
abstract: Rhinoliths are uncommon nasal masses in pediatric patients. The etiology, clinical presentation, CT findings, and differential diagnosis in one case of rhinolith are presented in this report. Understanding this benign entity will allow its distinction from tumors of the nasal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Imaging, Children's Hospital of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, ACC-306, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Royal
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography