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UNC’s Williams out of hospital 1 day after surgery
AP Photo NY168, NY166%reldate(2012-09-20T18:39:05CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina coach Roy Williams is out of the hospital one day after surgery to remove a tumor from his right kidney.
School officials said the Hall of Fame coach checked out of UNC Hospitals on Thursday afternoon.
It remains unclear how much time the 62-year-old Williams will miss leading up to the start of preseason practice Oct. 13.
The school says doctors discovered the tumor during a physical earlier this month, and the coach underwent a 3[ ]-hour procedure to remove it. The severity of that tumor is unknown, and team officials say test results could be back in about a week.
Williams might need another operation to remove another tumor from his left kidney.
He has led his alma mater to NCAA championships in 2005 and 2009.