Small round blue cell tumors (mnemonic)

Last revised by Rohit Sharma on 21 Jun 2024

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Li S, Sharma R, Small round blue cell tumors (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 11 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-191272

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-191272

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191272

Article created:

21 Jun 2024, Simon Li

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At the time the article was created Simon Li had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Last revised:

21 Jun 2024, Rohit Sharma ◉

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2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Oncology

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Mnemonics

Small round blue cell tumors can be remembered using the mnemonic:

MR BLUE

Mnemonic

This mnemonic is by no means comprehensive, however contains some of the most common small round blue cell tumors.

M: Melanoma
R: Rhabdomyosarcoma
B: Blastomas (esthesioneuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, nephroblastoma, neuroblastoma, pineoblastoma, retinoblastoma)
L: Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin lymphoma), Lung cancer (small cell)
U: sinonasal Undifferentiated carcinoma
E: Ewing sarcoma

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