A patient presents at the free clinic with a black, wart-like lesion on his face, stating, "I've done some research, and I'm pretty sure I have malignant melanoma."
Subsequent diagnostic testing results in a diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis. The nurse should recognize what significance of this diagnosis?
A) The patient requires no treatment unless he finds the lesion to be cosmetically unacceptable.
B) The patient's lesion will be closely observed for 6 months before a plan of treatment is chosen.
C) The patient has one of the few dermatologic malignancies that respond to chemotherapy.
D) The patient will likely require wide excision.
Ans: A
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Seborrheic keratoses are benign, wart like lesions of various sizes and colors, ranging from light tan to black. There is no harm in allowing these growths to remain because there is no medical significance to their presence.
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