An older adult client is being seen in the dermatology clinic for lesions on the hands and forearm. The client is concerned that he has melanoma and wants to be evaluated
The nurse documents the lesions as small, brown lesions of the hands and forearms. What type of benign lesions are these characteristic of? A) Senile keratoses
B) Senile lentigines
C) Melanoma
D) Freckles
B
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Small, brown, pigmented, benign lesions, known as liver spots or senile lentigines, form on the hands and forearms of older people. Small, yellow or brown, raised lesions called senile keratoses may appear on the face and trunk and are precancerous and require close observation. Melanoma is diagnosed by biopsy and generally has irregular borders and is dark in color.
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