title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising in the pterygopalatine fossa presenting with visual deficit. A case report.
abstract: An adenoid cystic carcinoma, arising in the pterygopalatine fossa and presenting with a visual deficit as the initial symptom in a 44-year-old woman, is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging was valuable in diagnosing the primary site and extension of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, Japan. y-yusa@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yusa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishigami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*