A 70-Year-Old Retired Farmer Seeks Evaluation for 2 "Lumps" on His

A 70-year-old retired farmer seeks evaluation for 2 "lumps" on his skin.  One is on his lower lip and the other is on his ear.  These have been present for "a while" and seem to be getting larger.  He recently saw a television show on skin cancer and thought he should get these checked.  He has no other health concerns.
His vital signs are normal.  The lip lesion is shown in the photograph below.  The lesion reduces in size when compressed.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

A) Basal cell carcinoma
B) Blue nevus
C) Nodular melanoma
D) Squamous cell cancer
E) Venous lake

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