A Middle-Aged Construction Worker Has a Raised Lesion with a Pearly

question 6

Multiple Choice

A middle-aged construction worker has a raised lesion with a pearly border on his arm that bleeds easily. The nurse realizes that this client most likely is experiencing a(n) :

• A) Actinic keratosis.
• B) Basal cell carcinoma.
• C) Malignant melanoma.
• D) Melanoma in situ.

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