Tumour causes man to grow to 7 feet

A man became one of the UK's tallest people after suffering from a brain tumour. Andrew Smith, 60, grew to 7 foot 6 inches tall and went up four shoe sizes in the space of just a few months.

The growth was caused by a tumour on his pituitary gland, which was first diagnosed in 2014 and also made his personality change.

His youngest daughter Sarah told the Metro newspaper: "It was like he was a completely different person at times and, because it was on the growth part of his brain, his whole body grew.

"He went to a ridiculous size and looked like a giant. His growth was out of control. He went from a size 11 shoe to a size 15 and from 6 foot 5 inches tall to 7 foot 6 inches.

"It all happened quite quickly, over about six months."

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