Malignant brain tumors directly damage brain tissue by

a. compression and infiltration.
b. oversecreting glutamate, which in turns kills adjacent glial cells.
c. oxygen deprivation.
d. inducing hemorrhage.
e. releasing oxygen radicals into brain tissue.

Answer: a. compression and infiltration.

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