A 37-year-old White patient presents with hyperpigmented plaque on the back and lower leg. The plaque is an irregular black, brown, reddish lesion that appears to be flat, but slightly elevated. A biopsy was performed and the pathology report noted the following characteristics: a lesion characterized by radial growth and melanocytic proliferation. The appropriate diagnosis is
A.basal cell carcinoma
B.acral lentiginous melanoma
C.superficial spreading melanoma
D.nodular melanoma