Official: Chavez surgery successful - CNN.com February 28, 2012 -- Updated 1803 GMT (0203 HKT) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has lesion removed in Cuba The lesion was near where doctors previously removed a cancerous tumor Chavez was in stable condition and accompanied by his family (CNN) -- Doctors in Cuba successfully removed a lesion from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the country's vice president said Tuesday. Chavez had traveled to Cuba to undergo surgery to remove the lesion, which was in the same area where doctors removed a cancerous tumor last year. Chavez said last week that the lesion was likely malignant because of its location, which he did not disclose. The results of the surgery were "satisfactory" and Chavez was in "good physical condition," Vice President Elias Jaua told the country's National Assembly. He read from a statement prepared by Chavez' office. There were no complications to nearby organs, Jaua said. Chavez was in stable condition in post-operation recovery and was accompanied by his family, he said. In June, Chavez said doctors in Cuba had removed a cancerous tumor but did not specify the type of cancer. He announced in October that the treatment had cured him. Word of this week's operation comes at a critical time, about seven months ahead of presidential elections in Venezuela.