Which of the Following Properties is Not Characteristic of a Malignant

Question

Which of the following properties is not characteristic of a malignant cell?
A) It no longer undergoes cell cycle regulation and growth arrest.
B) It has undergone mutations in a c-onc and in other genes.
C) It cannot leave its site of growth in the tumor.
D) It may have undergone a chromosome rearrangement.
E) All of these are correct.

Accepted Answer

Malignant cells have the ability to leave their site of growth in the tumor, invade surrounding tissues, and spread to distant sites in the body (metastasis). This is a characteristic of malignant cells, not something that is not characteristic of them. Therefore, the best answer is C, which is not a characteristic of a malignant cell.