Hemorrhagic intracranial metastases (mnemonic)

A mnemonic for primary malignancies responsible for hemorrhagic intracranial metastases is:

• MR CT BB
• MR CT HBO

Mnemonic

MR CT BB

• M: melanoma
• R: renal cell carcinoma

• C: choriocarcinoma
• T: thyroid carcinoma, teratoma

• B: bronchogenic carcinoma
• B: breast carcinoma

MR CT HBO

• M: melanoma
• R: renal cell carcinoma

• C: choriocarcinoma
• T: thyroid carcinoma, teratoma

• H: hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoblastoma (rare) 
• B: bronchogenic carcinoma, breast carcinoma
• O: osteogenic sarcoma (rare)