I watched a documentary about the worlds tallest woman I think she was from China.
But a tumor on her pituatary gland was the culprit.
No money no surgery.
She grew to 7ft 8 inch. IIRC
The first surgery was from docs pulling financial resources together and free care.
She was growing 2 inches in a year after the first surg. failed and the tumor grew back .
Her eggs/uterus shrunk to nothing due to the homones by the time she was in her late teens no more mensus.
Gave her meds to bring her hormones down to normal as they were 11 times higher than normal.
She was able to get the 2nd surg with docs/hosp contributing their time to save here life.
She was a unschooled peasent girl.
She went to work in the circus and was hidden away when for the sideshow when not working her act.
The circus guy ended up taking her to a remote area stealing her money and threatened to kill her.
Her mom and brother took care of her when she was bed ridden dut to the strain on her body from the non stop growing