A 58-year-old woman with colon cancer presents with 3 months of increasing shoness of breath. A chest X-ray reveals numerous, bilateral, round masses in both lungs. Histologic examination of an open-lung biopsy discloses malignant gland-like structures, which are nearly identical to the colon primary. Which of the following changes in cell behavior was the first step in the process leading to tumor metastasis from the colon to the lung in this patient?
A 58-year-old woman with colon cancer presents with 3 months of increasing shoness of breath. A chest X-ray reveals numerous, bilateral, round masses in both lungs. Histologic examination of an open-lung biopsy discloses malignant gland-like structures, which are nearly identical to the colon primary. Which of the following changes in cell behavior was the first step in the process leading to tumor metastasis from the colon to the lung in this patient?
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A 58-year-old woman with colon cancer presents with 3 months of increasing shoness of breath. A chest X-ray reveals numerous, bilateral, round masses in both lungs. Histologic examination of an open-lung biopsy discloses malignant gland-like structures, which are nearly identical to the colon primary. Which of the following changes in cell behavior was the first step in the process leading to tumor metastasis from the colon to the lung in this patient?
✓ Correct Answer: C. Invasion of the underlying basement membrane
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