An 80-Year-Old Extended-Care Resident Comes to the Nurse Asking for a Bandage

question 29

Multiple Choice

An 80-year-old extended-care resident comes to the nurse asking for a bandage for a bleeding, dark pigmented mole with irregular shape and border. What does the nurse suspect?

• A) Melanoma
• B) Basal cell carcinoma
• C) Cutaneous papilloma
• D) Senile lentigo

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