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A 61-year-old woman develops purple striae on her abdomen and a rounded facial appearance. She has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for the past 40 years. Chest x- ray shows a 4-cm, centrally located lung mass. This mass is most likely producing a hormone that promotes the production of cortisol by stimulating which of the following reactions?
(A) 11-Deoxycortisol to cortisol
(B) 17-Hydroxyprogesterone to 11-deoxycortisol
(C) Cholesterol to pregnenolone
(D) Pregnenolone to progesterone
(E) Progesterone to 17-hydroxyprogesterone
A 61-year-old woman develops purple striae on her abdomen and a rounded facial appearance. She has smoked two packs of cigarettes a day for the past 40 years. Chest x- ray shows a 4-cm, centrally located lung mass. This mass is most likely producing a hormone that promotes the production of cortisol by stimulating which of the following reactions?
(A) 11-Deoxycortisol to cortisol
(B) 17-Hydroxyprogesterone to 11-deoxycortisol
(C) Cholesterol to pregnenolone
(D) Pregnenolone to progesterone
(E) Progesterone to 17-hydroxyprogesterone
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