A 47-Year-Old Woman Has a Tumor That Is Causing Symptoms

A 47-year-old woman has a tumor that is causing symptoms of excessive hormone production.  Surgical resection of the lesion is performed with no operative complications, and the neoplastic tissue is subjected to detailed pathologic studies.  Electron microscopy reveals the tumor cells have highly developed, smooth endoplasmic reticulum.  Which of the following is a possible direct effect of the substance secreted by these cells?

A) Increase in water reabsorption in the renal collecting ducts
B) Induction of hypoglycemia with increased cellular glucose uptake
C) Promotion of male-pattern hair growth and virilization
D) Stimulation of acid secretion from the gastric parietal cells
E) Stimulation of milk production by the mammary tissue

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