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What is myxoma? how do you get it?

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Gelatinous tumor: Possiblyviral in origin a myxoma (Greek 'muxa' for mucus) is a myxoid tumor of primitive connective tissue. It is the most common primary tumor of the heart in adults arising in the left or right atriujm. but can also occur in other locations . Cutaneous myxoma and intramuscular myxoma are such sites of development or in a malignant version they can be found as lipomyxosarcomas

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