A man calls his wife and tells her he is at the dermatologist's office, and he is about to have a skin "biopsy." Why did he go to the dermatologist, and what is he about to have done?
A) He noticed a tumor on his skin, and he is about to have minor surgery to remove a piece of it for testing.
B) He cut himself, and he is about to have the laceration sewn up.
C) He thinks he has too many wrinkles, and he is about to have them removed.
D) His wife always hated his tattoo with his old girlfriend's name, and he finally decided to have it removed by a process involving abrasion.
A
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