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Sclerotic bone metastasis (mnemonic)

Last revised by Bruno Di Muzio on 8 Sep 2020

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Citation:

Butt Q, Di Muzio B, Sclerotic bone metastasis (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-81899

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-81899

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/81899

rID:

81899

Article created:

8 Sep 2020, Qasim Butt

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Qasim Butt had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Sep 2020, Bruno Di Muzio ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.

View Bruno Di Muzio's current disclosures

Revisions:

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

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Oncology

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

mnemonic, sclerotic, metastasis

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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