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big1devin

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Cancer cells that have metastasized:
 
  a. are totally unlike the characteristics of the organ from which they originated.
   b. retain the characteristics of the organ in which they originated.
   c. are a mixture of the characteristics of the organ in which they originated and
   the secondary organ to which they metastasized.
   d. grow by expansion and cause pressure on surrounding tissues.

Question 2

A neoplasm's primary site is:
 
  a. the anatomic site where a neoplasm begins.
  b. the site where the neoplasm is first detected.
  c. always sequenced first when coding neoplasms.
  d. none of the above.


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wilsonbho

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


big1devin

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

rleezy04

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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