JR is a 38-year-old recipient of a kidney transplant. She has been on immunosuppressive medication for 6 years to ensure that her body does not reject the transplant. She now comes to you with a...

JR is a 38-year-old recipient of a kidney transplant. She has been on immunosuppressive medication for 6 years to ensure that her body does not reject the transplant. She now comes to you with a suspicious skin lesion on her left forearm and you are concerned about malignancy.What histologic feature on her biopsy would confirm your suspicions of SCC?

A. Palisading nuclei

B. Acanthosis

C. Keratin pearls

D. Basaloid cells

E. Follicular cells