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LeBron James Surgery Removes Benign Growth In Mouth

by Jon Azpiri | June 3, 2009 at 08:50 am

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Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James has started his offseason by having oral surgery to remove a benign growth in his mouth.

The benign growth was removed from his right jaw during a five-hour procedure at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday. During the five-hour operation, Dr. Frank Papay excised tissue from the parotid gland, which produces saliva.

James is hospitalized, but doctors insist that the procedure was not serious and that he should recover fully in the near future.

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master_jim2008

at 09:00 on June 3rd, 2009

It's a shame they didn't remove his WHOLE mouth

carrie_post (not verified)

at 11:58 on June 3rd, 2009

what a horible person master_jim2008 you are ,you are a loser and he is the winner

malisha (not verified)

at 10:48 on June 3rd, 2009

y would u say that? what if that happen u r just jealous because he is a man and what u r. a hatefull person. Lebron James thank god u r ok

joe c (not verified)

at 23:41 on June 7th, 2009

had that same surgery done, but mine took only 2 hours, his took 5 cause hes a biiiittcchhh

spencer from cleveland (not verified)

at 22:01 on June 11th, 2009

man u guys are some fuckin haters. lebron is the best player in the world . ur lame. his operation took longer probably because he is a super athlete?! and they didnt want a muliti million doller law suit for fucking up his face or possibilite of infection ? idk somthing to think about homos. anyway he is the man and if u dont like it come to cleveland with that shit bitch