The first piece of information a coder needs to report a neoplasm is:
A) where in the body is the neoplasm located.
B) is the neoplasm benign, malignant, in situ, or uncertain.
C) if the neoplasm is malignant, is this the first diagnosis of malignancy for this patient.
D) order of information does not matter.
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