It’s Mnemonic Monday! Painful Skin Tumors
On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember painful skin tumors with the following mnemonic:
BLEND AN EGG
Blue rubber bleb
Leiomyoma
Eccrine spiradenoma
Neuroma
Dermatofibroma
Angiolipoma
Neurilemmoma
Endometriosis
Granular cell tumor
Glomus tumor
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On this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember painful skin tumors with the following mnemonic:
BLEND AN EGG
Blue rubber bleb
Leiomyoma
Eccrine spiradenoma
Neuroma
Dermatofibroma
Angiolipoma
Neurilemmoma
Endometriosis
Granular cell tumor
Glomus tumor
Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.
Study More!
Need a refresher on cutaneous tumors? Check out the following … Continue reading "It’s Mnemonic Monday! Painful Skin Tumors"
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