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Wadzanai

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The key characteristic of a benign tumor is that such a tumor
 
  a. cannot cause brain damage.
  b. does not require surgery.
  c. has a distinct border.
  d. spreads rapidly through infiltration of adjacent tissue.
  e. mostly arises from neuron cell types.

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The key characteristic of a malignant tumor is that such a tumor
 
  a. does not require surgery.
  b. cannot cause brain damage.
  c. has a distinct border.
  d. spreads rapidly through infiltration of adjacent tissue.
  e. can give off cancerous cells that in turn reach distant sites.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. has a distinct border.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e. can give off cancerous cells that in turn reach distant sites.




Wadzanai

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


pratush dev

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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