Upper and Lower System Nasolacrimal Duct Stenosis Secondary to Paclitaxel

Abstract

A 66-year-old man underwent chemotherapy and radiation for angiosarcoma of the head and neck. Paclitaxel was used in his chemotherapeutic regimen. Two months post treatment with paclitaxel, he developed epiphora. He was found to have severe punctal and canalicular stenosis at the time of surgery.