A patient with AIDS who is suspected to have Kaposi's sarcoma asks the nurse how she will know if she definitely has this form of cancer. The nurse responds that the condition is diagnosed by:
A) A biopsy of the skin lesions
B) An ultrasound of the skin lesions
C) A series of blood studies
D) Analysis of cerebral spinal fluid through a lumbar puncture
Ans: A
Feedback: Diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma is confirmed by biopsy of suspected lections. An ultrasound, blood studies, or analysis of cerebral spinal fluid will not confirm a Kaposi's sarcoma diagnosis.
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