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panfilo

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Metastasis is a term that refers
 
  A) specifically to malignant tumors.
  B) to tumors that have spread from the lungs to the brain.
  C) to infiltrating tumors.
  D) to the spread of disease from one organ to another.
  E) to tumors and other growths that are attracted to neural tissue.

Question 2

If a person developed a brain tumor as a result of chronic cigarette smoking, the tumor would likely be
 
  A) metastatic.
  B) malignant.
  C) encapsulated.
  D) both A and B.
  E) both B and C


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jaymee143

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


panfilo

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Excellent

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