A 64-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician with Several Lesions

question 267

Multiple Choice

A 64-year-old man comes to the physician with several lesions on his forehead.  The patient has been a gardener for much of his life.  The photograph below shows findings from the physical examination. On palpation, the lesions have a rough grainy texture.  Biopsy reveals atypical keratinocytes with hyperkeratosis and parakeratosis.  This patient's lesions put him at greatest risk for developing which of the following conditions?

• A)Basal cell carcinoma
• B)Dermatofibroma
• C)Kaposi sarcoma
• D)Melanoma
• E)Psoriasis
• F)Squamous cell carcinoma

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