When a patient presents for chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer from the colon, the primary diagnosis would be:
A) Encounter for Chemotherapy.
B) Secondary Neoplasm Pancreas.
C) Colon Cancer.
D) Neoplasm, Site Unknown.
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