<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1iGrCV_0wAbNdBU00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1iGrCV_0wAbNdBU00" width="650" height="365" ></figure> Legendary tennis star Serena Williams underwent a bit of a scary medical procedure this week when she had a like the “size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck. Williams shared the news on her TikTok account and gave details about both the procedure and the findings. Thankfully, it was determined that the lump was a benign cyst and the procedure when about as well as she could have hoped. <div data-type="SOCIAL_CARD"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@serena/video/7426155598523157806" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7426155598523157806"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@serena?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="@serena"> @serena </a> Back in May I found a lump showing on my neck. I immediately went to the doc got a mri and was told I have a brachial cyst. Have you ever heard of that? They said I don’t need to get it removed if I don’t want. So I did not get it but it kept growing. I decided to get more test and 3 test and one biopsy later everything is still negative but doctors advised I get it removed asap because it was the size of a small grapefruit and it could get infected or worse leak. So this is me removing it. I am feelimg so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I’m healthy. I still made it to American doll with Olympia as promised. And yes all is ok. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="fyp"> #fyp </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryourpage?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="foryourpage"> #foryourpage </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/serenawilliams?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="serenawilliams"> #serenawilliams </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mom?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="mom"> #mom </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7426160700772420398?refer=embed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - Serenawilliams"> ♬ original sound – Serenawilliams </a></blockquote></div><script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script> “Back in May I found a lump showing on my neck. I immediately went to the doc got a mri and was told I have a brachial cyst. Have you ever heard of that? They said I don’t need to get it removed if I don’t want. So I did not get it but it kept growing,” she wrote. “I decided to get more test(s) and 3 test(s) and one biopsy later everything is still negative but doctors advised I get it removed asap because it was the size of a small grapefruit and it could get infected or worse leak. “So this is me removing it. I am feelimg (sp) so grateful, and fortunate everything worked out, and most of all I’m healthy. I still made it to American doll with Olympia as promised. And yes all is ok.” Of course, fans of Williams know she has a somewhat scary medical history. Williams suffered <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/20/opinions/protect-mother-pregnancy-williams-opinion/index.html" rel="nofollow"> life-threatening complications </a> after the birth of her daughter, Olympia, in 2010. She suffered a pulmonary embolism as well as a hematoma in her abdomen and several other complications. Thankfully, this latest incident feels far less severe than those issues. But it’s undoubtedly scary, particularly for Williams, nonetheless. Williams retired from tennis with a <a href="https://brobible.com/sports/article/serena-williams-retirement-letter-twitter-reactions/" rel="nofollow"> heartfelt letter announcing her goodbye </a> following the US Open in 2022. She briefly teased a comeback in 2023. But that never came to fruition and she seems to be living her best life in retirement. The post <a href="https://brobible.com/sports/article/serena-williams-undergoes-procedure-remove-lump-from-neck/" rel="nofollow"> Serena Williams Undergoes Procedure To Remove ‘Grapefruit’ Sized Lump From Neck </a> appeared first on <a href="https://brobible.com" rel="nofollow"> BroBible </a> . </div></body>

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Serena Williams Undergoes Procedure To Remove ‘Grapefruit’ Sized Lump From Neck

Legendary tennis star Serena Williams underwent a bit of a scary medical procedure this week when she had a like the “size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck. Williams shared the news on her TikTok account and gave details about both the procedure and the findings. Thankfully, it was determined that the lump […]
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