A 77-Year-Old Male Client with a Diagnosis of Stomach Cancer

A 77-year-old male client with a diagnosis of stomach cancer has been found to have metastases in his liver. The client and his family are surprised at this turn of events, stating that they do not see how he could have developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts would underlie the reply that the care team provides?

A) The parenchymal tissue of the liver is particularly susceptible to secondary malignancies.
B) The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from the GI tract into the liver.
C) Hepatic stromal tissue shares characteristics with cancerous cells, including lack of anchorage dependence.
D) The proximity of the liver to the stomach allows for direct spread of cancerous cells due to a lack of contact inhibition.