title: An unusual co-presentation of rhinolithiasis and squamous cell carcinoma in the nasal cavity.
abstract: Rhinoliths are nasal stones that result from mineralisation of salts around an endogenous or exogenous nidus within the nasal cavity. They are uncommon nasal masses and usually unilateral and single, situated in the floor of the nose. The patient typically presents with nasal obstruction, facial pain and foul-smelling nasal secretion. To the best of our knowledge, the occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma with rhinolithiasis has not been previously reported in the English-language literature. In this article, we present a 63-year-old man, who had unilateral rhinolithiasis with squamous cell carcinoma within the nasal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Çukurova University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Adana, Turkey. drsozdemir@gmail.com
authors.forename: Süleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Görgülü
authors.forename: Yücel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akbaş
authors.forename: Tahsin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Selçuk
authors.forename: Hamide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sayar
authors.forename: Özgür
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Tarkan
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed