A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to burn and bleed.When assessing his skin,the nurse would pay special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions and would be concerned with which additional finding?

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Abnormal characteristics of pigmented lesions are summarized in the mnemonic ABCD: asymmetry of pigmented lesion,border irregularity,color variation,and diameter greater than 6 mm.

A Patient Tells the Nurse That He Has Noticed That