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S Gupta1, C G Silliman, D L Trump
1Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Abstract:
We report a 71-year male with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer who was treated with weekly docetaxel for 12 weeks and developed significant eye irritation and dryness during treatment. Subsequently, the patient presented with a lower eyelid mass, which on excision was demonstrated to be a chalazion. Docetaxel induced Meibomian duct inflammation and blockage is the likely cause of this presentation in a patient with no history of eyelid masses in the past.
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