The nurse is preparing to provide education to a client with a diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm. What is the nurse's understanding of the client's condition?

A) This condition is life-threatening.
B) In this condition, cells typically grow slowly.
C) Malignant cells have minimal nuclear variation in size and shape.
D) Malignant cells represent a range of ploidy statuses.


D) Malignant cells represent a range of ploidy statuses.

Explanation: A) A malignant neoplasm can be life threatening, but is not always so.
B) Malignant cells represent a range of ploidy statuses, exhibit nuclear variation in size and shape, and involve the affected cells growing more rapidly than normal.
C) Malignant cells represent a range of ploidy statuses, exhibit nuclear variation in size and shape, and involve the affected cells growing more rapidly than normal.
D) Malignant cells represent a range of ploidy statuses, exhibit nuclear variation in size and shape, and involve the affected cells growing more rapidly than normal.

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