Blindness Following Endoscopic Excision of Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Sphenoid Sinus: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Acinic cell carcinoma (A.C.C.) is a low-grade malignancy involving salivary glands. A.C.C. accounts for only 1-4% of all sinonasal malignancies. We report the case of a 45-year-old female who presented with A.C.C. of paranasal sinus who developed loss of vision after Endoscopic sinus surgery (E.S.S.). Blindness, though rare, is a devastating complication of E.S.S. In this report, the rare occurrence of a papillary cystic variant of A.C.C. in the sphenoid sinus is reported. The causes that may lead to blindness during E.S.S. are analyzed in the absence of direct neural trauma.

Supplementary information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-022-03190-2.

SUBMITTER: K V A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10188821 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature