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 initially opted against surgery after several tests confirmed it was benign.

Noticing a strange lump on your body is always alarming. In the age of Dr. Google and rampant health anxiety, many of us immediately jump to the scariest possibility until proven wrong, which can lead to some anxiety-ridden hours (or days).