Skin Cancer That Starts in the Mitotically Most Active Epidermal

Question

Skin cancer that starts in the mitotically most active epidermal layer is called
A) keratosis.
B) psoriasis.
C) squamous cell carcinoma.
D) melanoma.
E) basal cell carcinoma.

Accepted Answer

Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer that starts in the basal cells, which are the mitotically most active cells in the epidermis.