Dick Vitale Undergoes Surgery To Remove Cancerous Lymph Node

just underwent surgery to remove a cancerous lymph node ... but in true Dickie V fashion, he's remaining positive about everything.

Dick Vitale

The famous college basketball announcer revealed last week that he was diagnosed with the disease after tests showed a mass in his neck was malignant.

On Tuesday, docs cut it out of him with the hopes of stopping its spread ... and in a post on his X page, he told his followers he's optimistic about his prognosis.

Vitale, 85, shared a pic of him in a hospital bed with two thumbs up. In the caption, he wrote his surgeon was "was pleased with what took place" on the operating table. He said docs were now awaiting further testing to see where he goes from…