A client is attending a health fair at work today. The client shows the nurse a new sore on the forearm that has been increasing in size and will not heal
The nurse caring for this client knows that which of the following signs could point to a diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm? 1. Rapid growth, well-defined borders, and cohesiveness
2. Invasive, local, and does not stop at tissue border
3. Noncohesive, invasive, and invades and destroys surrounding tissues
4. Slow growth, well-defined borders, and encapsulated
3. Noncohesive, invasive, and invades and destroys surrounding tissues
Rationale:
Malignant neoplasms are invasive, noncohesive, characterized by rapid growth, and not always easy to remove. They do not stop at the tissue border but invade and destroy surrounding tissues, metastasize to distant sites, and can recur. Benign neoplasms are local, cohesive, encapsulated, characterized by slow growth, and easily removed. They have well-defined borders, push other tissues out of the way, and do not recur.
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