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True about myxoma is -

A
Mostly seen in left atrium
B
Can metastasize to other sites
C
Rarely recurs after removal
D
Most often seen in right atrium
High-Yield Explanation
Cardiac myxomas o Most common primary tumor of the adult heart. o Benign neoplasms thought to arise from primitive multipotentmesenchymal cells. o Familial syndromes associated with myxomas have activating mutations in the GNAS1 gene, encoding a subunit of G protein (Gsa) (in association with McCune-Albright syndrome) or null mutations in PRKARIA, encoding a regulatory subunit of a cyclic-AMP- dependent protein kinase (Carney complex). o About 90% of myxomas arise in the atria, with a left-to-right ratio of approximately 4:1.

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