A computerized tomography (CT) scan shows the presence of a malignant tumor in a client. A primary health care provider tells the nurse that the tumor is of type grade II. How will the tumor cells appear in the CT scan?

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Grade II tumors are moderately differentiated, meaning that the cancer cells are recognizable as abnormal but still somewhat resemble normal cells. The degree of differentiation affects the appearance of the tumor cells in imaging studies. Poorly differentiated tumors (Grade III) have cells that do not resemble normal cells at all, while well-differentiated tumors (Grade I) have cells that closely resemble normal cells.

A Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan Shows the Presence of a Malignant