title: Complete recovery of visual disorder following surgical resection of adenoid cystic carcinoma arising in the pterygopalatine fossa: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) arising in the pterygopalatine fossa was rare, only 3 cases have been reported. In previous literature, few authors reported whether the visual deficit could be resolved following the resection of the tumor. One patient with visual dysfunction induced by ACC arising in the pterygopalatine fossa was reported. Complete visual recovery was achieved following the operation. And the patient was satisfied with the appearance and the functional results in the follow-up. Visual loss contributed by the tumor in the pterygopalatine fossa could recover in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Head and Neck and Thyroid, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, PR China (WD, MC, PL, JW, RL, JQ, MZ); Department of Head and Neck, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan, PR China (WD, WL).
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jiheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ruihua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Jinxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056739:Pterygopalatine Fossa; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*