A 58 year old women suffering from lombalgia over 3 years is admitted for b
ilateral cruralgia. Ten years before, she was treated for cervix carcinoma
by hysterectomy, pelvic and lombo-aortic radiotherapy and chemotherapy. On
admission, physical examination reveales L2 level hypoesthesia and abolitio
n of deep tendon reflexes. Plain films and CT scan show a lysis of L3, L4 a
nd L5 vertebral bodies and a cuneiform appearance of vertebral body of L2 d
ue to a large abdominal aortic aneurysm.