By Sara Malm PUBLISHED: 08:36 EST, 28 January 2014 | UPDATED: 14:08 EST, 28 January 2014 The world's tallest woman might finally stop growing after doctors removed a tumour from her brain. Siddiqa Parveen, who is estimated to be 7ft 8in tall, travelled nearly 1,000 miles from her village in West Bengal for doctors in Delhi to save her life. Before the operation, the 28-year-old had a spine 'on the verge of breaking' and was losing her sight as a result of her continuous growth. Tall order: Gigantism sufferer Siddiqa Parveen, pictured with her parents, from south Dinajpur, West Bengal, is estimated to be 7ft 8in tall as a result of a tumour on the pituary gland
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Siddiqa Parveen, from West Bengal, India, is estimated to be 7ft 8in
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The 28-year-old has had life-saving surgery as tumour is removed
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It is hoped that she will now stop growing and that her sight is safe
She already had fractures in her spine and has been unable to stand up straight for years - and doctors in @placeholder believed if left untreated her increasing weight would cause her back to snap.