During an integumentary assessment, an older patient is found to have a brown benign macule with a defined border. How should the nurse document this finding?
1. keratosis
2. angioma
3. lentigine
4. a telangiectases
Correct Answer: 3
Keratoses are the horny growths of keratinocytes. Angiomas are benign vascular tumors with dilated blood vessels found in the middle to upper dermis. Lentigines, or liver spots, are brown or black benign macules with a defined border. Telangiectases are single dilated blood vessels, capillaries, or terminal arteries.
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