The world's tallest woman is getting a new lease on life after surgery to remove the tumor that was causing her massive growth.
Siddiqa Parveen
Siddiqa Parveen
Siddiqa Parveen, 28, is estimated to be 7 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 286 pounds because of a tumor on her pituitary gland that is producing excess growth hormone.
As a result of her massive size, doctors said Parveen had a spine on the verge of breaking, the tumor also was putting her at risk of going blind, the Mirror reported. Numerous fractures on her spine have left Parveen unable to stand up for years. That is why Guinness World Records has been unable to confirm her exact height. The previous record holder, 7-foot, 7-inch Yao Defen, died in November, 2012. more