What is your diagnostic? Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta destroying the lumber spine

Citation
S. Nagi et al., What is your diagnostic? Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta destroying the lumber spine, J NEURORAD, 26(1), 1999, pp. 3-6
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01509861 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3 - 6
Database
ISI
SICI code
0150-9861(199903)26:1<3:WIYDAO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
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.