A patient has a malignancy in the right upper outer quadrant of the breast. There is another primary malignancy in the right lower outer quadrant. She will be scheduled for a mastectomy soon.
A)C50.421, C50.422
B)C50.411, C50.511
C)C50.811
D)C50.821, C79.81

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C50.411 represents the primary malignancy in the right upper outer quadrant of the breast, and C50.511 represents the primary malignancy in the right lower outer quadrant of the breast. As both are separate primary malignancies in the same breast, they should have separate codes assigned.

A Patient Has a Malignancy in the Right Upper Outer