INTRATHECAL GRANULOMA COMPLICATING CHRONIC SPINAL INFUSION OF MORPHINE - REPORT OF 3 CASES

Intrathecal morphine delivered by implanted pumps has been used in the treatment of pain caused by terminal cancer. Some authors supports it s use in benign pain as well. The authors present three cases in which chronic infiltration of intraspinal narcotic medication was complicat ed by the formation of a granulomatous mass that became large enough t o exert mass effect and induce neurological dysfunction.