Serena Williams is sharing a recent health scare — having a benign branchial cyst "the size of a small grapefruit" removed from her neck. The retired tennis legend, who is 43, took to social media ...

Serena Williams is recovering after having a benign branchial cyst removed from her neck. The tennis legend said the lump presented itself back in May and she immediately went to the doctor to get an ...

(CNN) — Tennis legend Serena Williams says she recently underwent surgery to remove a branchial cyst “the size of a grapefruit” from her neck. Williams said she found the lump back in May and ...

Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...

Williams opted to forgo the operation, but after seeing the mass grow to the size of “a small grapefruit,” her medical team decided it was time to have it taken out in case it were to get “infected or ...