Malignant disease processes have the ability to spread from one organ to another throughout the body. What is one means malignant disease processes transfer cells from one place to another?
A) Adhering to primary tumor cells
B) Causing mutation of cells of another organ
C) Phagocytizing healthy cells
D) Invading host tissues
Ans: D
Feedback: Invasion, which refers to the growth of the primary tumor into the surrounding host tissues, occurs in several ways. Malignant cells are less likely to adhere than are normal cells. Malignant cells do not cause healthy cells to mutate. Malignant cells do not eat other cells.
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