Clinton Has a Cyst Removed From Neck

President Clinton had a benign cyst removed from his neck in a 12-minute procedure at the White House, Press Secretary Mike McCurry said. The growth, known as an inclusion cyst, was located near Clinton’s left ear at the jawline. It was removed by Dr. David Corbett, a dermatologist, in the doctor’s office on the White House grounds, McCurry said. “It had grown a little larger in size and certainly a little more bothersome to the president,” he said. The cyst was diagnosed during the president’s physical examination in May. His physician, Dr. Connie Mariano, noticed during the Democratic National Convention that it had grown bigger and suggested that Clinton have it removed as soon as possible. “He was alert, awake and talking about golf,” Mariano said. Tests will be conducted on the cyst, but Corbett said he was all but certain that it was benign.