Broc grows an average of 15cm every year. Photo / Facebook
Broc grows an average of 15cm every year. Photo / Facebook
He's 19 years old, stands at 233cm tall, and he's still growing.
Meet Broc Brown, the world's tallest teenager. Growing at a rate of 15cm a year, the Michigan man could easily surpass the current record for the world's tallest man, held by Sultan Kosen, who stands at 248cm.
Brocwas diagnosed with a genetic disorder known as cerebral gigantism when he was five years old. At the time, his mother Darci was told he would not live through his teenage years.
Broc has to have shoes made specially to fit his size 28 feet. Photo / Facebook
According to Darci, when her son was in kindergarten, he was "around 157cm tall", she told The Sun.
"When he got into middle school he was around 182cm tall and by high school he was 213cm tall - he could easily grow 15cm in a year.
"It's a genetic disorder and there's nothing that can stop him from growing - I don't know if he will ever stop."
Despite the health issues associated with Brown's condition, which effects one in every 15,000, doctors are now confident he will have a normal life span.
He suffers from learning difficulties, curvature of the spine and narrowing of his spinal cord and his heart is under strain.
