NASAL SEPTAL PAPILLOMA CO-EXISTING WITH A RHINOLITH: CASE REPORT
Sami BERÇİN, MD; Ahmet URAL, MD; Ahmet KUTLUHAN, MD
Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara, Turkey
Nasal septal papillomas are rare benign epithelial neoplasms with obscure etiology. In this report, an exophytic nasal septal papilloma co-existing with a rhinolith is presented in a 17-year-old male patient, whose complaints were unilateral nasal stuffiness and discharge. On examination, a papillomatous mass occluding right nasal passage was observed. Open-technique septorhinoplasty, excision of papilloma and extraction of the rhinolith was performed simultaneously and the patient's complaints were relieved afterwards. Even though there is not sufficient supportive data in the literature, the co-existence of a rhinolith and a nasal septal papillomas made us think that these two entites may be inducing the formation of each other.
Keywords :
Nasal septal papilloma, rhinolith, nasal foreign body, treatment, open technique rhinoplasty
