Surgical Removal The best way to remove a cyst and ensure it doesn't come back is with surgery. There are several techniques for surgery, but all of them allow for the wall of the cyst to be ...

Tennis star Serena Williams shared in a TikTok posted on Tuesday that she had a cyst removed from her neck—one the size of a "small grapefruit." “One day, back in May actually, I found this ...

Serena Williams, 43, revealed to her TikTok family that she had a branchial cyst (fluid-filled sacs that appear on the side of your neck), which are the size of a small grapefruit, removed from ...

Serena was diagnosed with a branchial cyst. “Back in May, I found a lump showing on my neck,” she shared in the caption of an October 15 TikTok that showed her in a hospital bed.

Though they are typically benign, meaning noncancerous, doctors may recommend surgery to remove them. Williams, 43, said she was “mortified” by the lump.

The retired tennis star, who turned 43 last month, posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had an MRI exam, and was told she didn't need to get it removed if she ...

After a number of tests, she learned it was non-cancerous and was given the option to have it removed. Due to the fact that it was still growing, the 43-year-old decided to move forward with surgery.