This is a skin cancer that arises from pigment-producing cells. Its name means "black tumor."
A) Kaposi's sarcoma
B) squamous cell carcinoma
C) basal cell carcinoma
D) melanoma
D
Explanation: The root melan means "black" for melanin, which produces pigmentation of the skin. The suffix -oma means "tumor."
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