Multiple lucent/lytic bone lesions (mnemonic)

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Mnemonics for multiple lytic bones lesions include:

  • FFEMHI

The list of lytic bone lesions is huge. However, where there are multiple lesions, the potential list of differentials is shorter and FFEMHI, while not exhaustive, is a good place to start.

Mnemonics

FEEMHI

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