Question

A physician finds that a nine-year-old male patient is entering puberty much earlier than usual. Such a condition is most likely the result of a tumor in the _______. A. hypothalamus, producing elevated levels of testosterone B. anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of testosterone C. testes, producing elevated levels of estrogen D. anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of gonadotropins

Answer 1

Anterior pituitary producing elevated level of gonadotropin-stimulating hormone.

What is precocious puberty?

• Precocious puberty, often referred to as early puberty, occurs when a child's body begins to change prematurely into an adult body.
• In general, boys begin puberty between the ages of 9 and 14.

What results in early puberty?

• It could be brought on by ovary, pituitary, adrenal, or brain tumours. Gonadotropin-dependent precocious puberty is a condition called central precocious puberty.
• The most typical case of precocious puberty is this type.
• Early gonadotropin hormone release triggers the onset of puberty.
• Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicular stimulating hormone are examples of gonadotropins (FSH).

Hence, the result of tumor in anterior pituitary causes puberty earlier than usual in the nine year old male patient. It produces elevated levels of gonadotropin-stimulating hormone.

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Question: A physician finds that a nine-year-old male patient is entering puberty much earlier than is usual. Such a condition is most likely the result of a tumor in the

A. hypothalamus, producing elevated levels of testosterone

B. anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of testosterone

C. testes, producing elevated levels of estrogen

D. anterior pituitary, producing elevated levels of gonadotropin-stimulating hormone