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Lucent/lytic bone lesion - differential diagnosis (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the differential diagnosis of lucent/lytic bone lesions include:
FEGNOMASHIC
FOG MACHINES
They are anagrams of each other and therefore include the same components. They are by no means exhaustive lists, but are a good start for remembering a differential for a lucent/lytic bone...
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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
...
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Cerebral ring enhancing lesions (mnemonic)
Convenient mnemonics for the causes of cerebral ring enhancing lesions are:
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
DR MAGIC L
MAGICAL DR
Mnemonics
MAGIC DR or DR MAGIC
M: metastasis
A: abscess
G: glioblastoma
I: infarct (subacute phase) or inflammatory (neurocysticercosis, tuberculoma)
C: contusion
D: ...
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Cannonball metastasis (mnemonic)
Cannonball metastases refer to multiple large, well-circumscribed, round pulmonary metastases. Numerous primary tumors have been described presenting with cannonball metastases, however, some primary tumors have a predilection for this presentation.
It should be noted that it is difficult to f...
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Soft tissue calcification (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the causes of soft tissue calcification include:
My GHOSTS 1
TIC MTV 2
Mnemonics
My GHOSTS
My: myositis ossificans
G: gout
H: hyperparathyroidism
O: ochronosis
S: scleroderma/connective tissue diseases
T: tumoral calcinosis
S: sarcoma (synovial cell)
TIC MTV
T:...
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Permeative process in bone (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for permeative processes in bone is:
FIRE MD
Mnemonic
F: fibrosarcoma
I: infection
R: round cell tumors (Ewing sarcoma)
E: eosinophilic granuloma
M: metastases/myeloma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma
D: desmoid tumor
See also
permeative process in bone
pseudopermeative proce...
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Abdominal distension (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for causes of abdominal distension (6 Fs) is:
F: fat
F: fluid
F: flatus
F: feces
F: fetus
F: fulminant mass
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Diffuse bony sclerosis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering the causes of diffuse bony sclerosis is:
3 M's PROOF
Mnemonic
3 M's PROOF
M: malignancy
metastases (osteoblastic metastases)
lymphoma
leukemia
M: myelofibrosis
M: mastocytosis
S: sickle cell disease
P: Paget disease of the bone/pyknodysostosis
R: renal oste...
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von Hippel-Lindau disease (mnemonic)
Features of von Hippel-Lindau disease can be remembered by the mnemonic:
HIPPEL
Mnemonic:
H: hemangioblastoma of CNS
I: increased risk of renal cell cancer
P: pheochromocytoma
P: pancreatic lesions (cyst, cystadenoma, cystadenocarcinoma, neuro-endocrine tumors)
E: eye and ear dysfunction ...
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MEN1 triad (mnemonic)
Mnemonics to remember the classic triad of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) are:
PPP
PiParPanc
ParaPanPit
Mnemonics
PPP
P: pituitary adenoma: prolactinoma is commonest
P: pancreatic endocrine tumors
P: parathyroid proliferative disease
parathyroid hyperplasia (most common)
pa...
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Calcifying pulmonary metastases (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the causes of calcifying pulmonary metastases is:
BOBCAT
Mnemonic
B: bone (chondrosarcoma, osteosarcoma)
O: ovary
B: breast
C: colon
A: any primary post-chemotherapy
T: thyroid and testis
Another useful mnemonic is BOTTOM.
B: Breast
O: Osteosarcoma
T...
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Cortically-based brain tumors (mnemonic)
A handy mnemonic to recall cortically-based brain tumors is:
PDOG
DOG Pee
Mnemonic
P: pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
D: dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNET); desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma
O: oligodendroglioma
G: ganglioglioma
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Sclerotic bone metastasis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering which tumors may lead to sclerotic bone metastases is:
6 Bees Lick Pollen
Mnemonic
B: bone (osteogenic carcinoma)
B: breast
B: bronchus (carcinoid)
B: bladder (TCC)
B: brain (medulloblastoma)
B: bowel (mucinous)
L: lymphoma
P: prostate
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Germ cell tumors (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for the differential diagnosis for germ cell tumors is:
SECTE
Mnemonic
S: seminoma
E: embryonal cell carcinoma
C: choriocarcinoma
T: teratoma
E: endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac tumor)
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Intradural extramedullary spinal tumors (mnemonic)
Useful mnemonics to remember the differential diagnoses for intradural extramedullary spinal neoplasms include the following:
No More Spinal Masses
MNM
Mnemonics
No More Spinal Masses
N: neurofibroma
M: meningioma
S: schwannoma
M: metastasis
MnM
This simplified mnemonic, as in M&M cand...
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Typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma (mnemonic)
The typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma can be recalled using the mnemonic:
CRAB
Mnemonic
C: hypercalcemia
R: renal failure
A: anemia
B: bone disease
The CRAB mnemonic can help differentiate multiple myeloma from its precursor diseases - monoclonal gammopathy of undetermin...
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Bronchovascular spread (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember diseases that undergo bronchovascular spread is:
SKILL
Mnemonic
S: sarcoidosis
K: Kaposi sarcoma
I: infection (e.g. pneumocystis pneumonia, tuberculosis)
L: lymphoma
L: lymphangitis carcinomatosis
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Esophageal mass (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the causes of an esophageal mass is:
CALL the MVP
Mnemonic
C: carcinoma
A: adenoma
L: lymphoma
L: leiomyoma
M: metastasis
V: varices
P: papilloma/polyp
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Intramedullary spinal masses (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses of intramedullary spinal masses is:
I HEAL
Mnemonic
I: infarction
H: hemangioblastoma
E: ependymoma
A: astrocytoma
L: lipoma
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Hypervascular metastases (mnemonic)
A useful mnemonic for remembering the tumors which cause hypervascular metastases is:
MR CT PET
Mnemonic
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
C: choriocarcinoma
T: thyroid carcinoma
PET: (pancreatic) neuroendocrine tumor
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