A physician finds that a nine-year-old male patient is entering puberty much earlier than is usual.If caused by a tumor,what would be the most likely location?

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Early onset of puberty in boys is usually due to an increase in gonadotropin-stimulating hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus or the pituitary gland. If it is caused by a tumor, the most likely location is the anterior pituitary gland, which would produce elevated levels of GnRH. The other choices, such as elevated levels of testosterone, estrogen, or GnRH from the testes or hypothalamus are less likely to occur and not associated with early onset of puberty in males.

A Physician Finds That a Nine-Year-Old Male Patient Is Entering