The nurse is performing an oral assessment on a 40-year-old dark-skinned patient and notices the presence of a 1-cm, nontender, greyish-white lesion on the left buccal mucosa.The nurse will:
A) Document as leukoedema and benign.
B) Document as hyperpigmentation requiring further investigation.
C) Document as torus palatinus and normal for smokers.
D) Refer to specialist as finding is indicative of cancer and should be immediately tested.
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