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A patient presents with a lesion that has a history of scabbing, bleeding, and not healing. which of the following would you suspect?

a) Actinic Keratosis
b) Basal Cell Carcinoma
c) Squamous Cell carcinoma
d) Melanoma
e) Kaposi sarcoma

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The patient's lesion that exhibits scabbing, bleeding, and not healing most likely suggests Basal Cell Carcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma, with Basal Cell Carcinoma being the most common form often associated with sun exposure.

Step-by-step explanation:

A patient presenting with a lesion that has a history of scabbing, bleeding, and not healing could be suspected of having several types of skin cancer. However, given the symptom description, the most likely diagnosis would be Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) or Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC). BCC often appears as a pearly or waxy bump on the skin and is the most common form of skin cancer, often associated with long-term sun exposure and rarely metastasizes.

SCC, the second most common skin cancer, can present as a firm, red nodule or a flat lesion with a scaly or crusty surface and can be serious if not treated. While Kaposi's sarcoma also causes lesions, it tends to be associated with compromised immune systems, particularly in people with AIDS, and presents as red, raised, scab-like skin lesions that can spread rapidly.

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