Metastatic Cancer Cells

question 68

Multiple Choice

Metastatic cancer cells:

• A)are able to leave the tumor where they originated and travel to distant locations to begin new tumors at distant sites.
• B)have lost their adhesion to the extracellular matrix, freeing them from the original tumor.
• C)become malignant when they grow rapidly.
• D)only need to cross a single layer of capillary endothelial cells to form tumors at distant sites.
• E)All of these choices are correct.

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