Management of intractable back pain from caudal ependymoma with spinal methylprednisolone, bupivacaine and morphine

Mark J. Lema; Joseph A. Shady; John G. Zoll; Charles R. West

doi:10.1016/0304-3959(92)90064-I

Management of intractable back pain from caudal ependymoma with spinal methylprednisolone, bupivacaine and morphine

Mark J. Lema
, Joseph A. Shady
, John G. Zoll
, Charles R. West

Department of Anesthesiology

University of Rochester
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

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Abstract

We report the successful management of severe, intractable low back pain in a 21-year-old female with an ependymoma of the cauda equina using intermittent intrathecal methylprednisolone (20 mg), bupivacaine (2.5 mg) and morphine (1 mg) injections over a 2-year period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-248
Number of pages	4
Journal	Pain
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(92)90064-I
State	Published - Feb 1992

Keywords

Bupivacaine
Chronic back pain
Intrathecal methylprednisolone
Morphine
Myxopapillary ependymoma in cauda equina
Spinal analgesia

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