A 16-year-old girl is brought to see her pediatrician because her mother is concerned that she has not started her monthly periods. On physical exam, the girl is mildly obese, of short stature, and...

A 16-year-old girl is brought to see her pediatrician because her mother is concerned that she has not started her monthly periods. On physical exam, the girl is mildly obese, of short stature, and without secondary sex characteristics. Further work-up includes serum hormone levels and a CT scan of the head, which reveals a craniopharyngioma. Adrenocortical function in this patient is most likely:

A. Absent

B. Decreased

C. Normal

D. Increased

E. Unassessable