Occasionally, testicular tumors composed of interstitial cells of Leydig may secrete up to 100 times the normal amount of testos
terone. When such a tumor develops in young children, they grow up much shorter than their genetic potential. Explain why. What other symptoms would be present?
Testicular tumors cause exaggerated secretion of testosterone in a boy's body. All this secretion can close the epiphyseal plates, which are responsible for the growth of the body, ahead of time, causing the boy to have the height impaired.
Explanation:
Testicular tumors can cause bad results in a boy's body. This is because these tumors can stimulate testosterone production, causing a hyper secretion of this hormone in the body of the boy. Excessive testosterone concentration can cause premature closure of the epiphyseal plaques that are responsible for body growth. With the closing of the epiphyseal plates, the boy stops growing and gets a height lower than that established by his genotype. In addition, the boy will suffer precocious puberty.
