A toddler patient has a small, slightly raised bright red area on the trunk. The child's mother reports that the lesion has been present since birth and has become a little larger. What type of lesion does the nurse suspect?

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Cherry hemangioma is a benign tumor consisting of a mass of small blood vessels and can vary in size. These are typically small, slightly raised lesions that are bright red in color appearing on the face, neck, and trunk of the body. These lesions increase in size with age. Vascular nevi is a type of angioma that involves the capillaries within the skin producing an irregular macular patch that can vary from light red to dark red to purple in color. Purpura is a flat, reddish purple, nonblanchable discoloration in the skin greater than 0.5 cm in diameter. Ecchymosis is a reddish purple, nonblanchable spot of variable size.

A Toddler Patient Has a Small, Slightly Raised Bright Red