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heart, section, the middle, heart, right atrial myxoma, atrial myxoma, cardiac tumor involving the connective tissue, the heart's upper chambers, atria, tumor located, in the right, left atrium, atrial myxoma, left, most tumors, in the heart, spread, metastasis, cancerous cells from other tumors, tumors originating, in the heart, primary tumors, the heart, rare, the primary cardiac tumors, myxomas, the most common, women, more likely to be affected than men, atrial myxomas, inherited, family history, risk factor, 75% of cardiac myxomas, in the left atrium, atrial myxoma, left, rest, in the right atrium, right atrial myxomas, associated, tricuspid stenosis, atrial fibrillation, right atrial myxomas rarely produce symptoms, they have grown to be at least 13 cm, 5 inches, in diameter, occur at any time, they typically accompany changes in body position, shortness of breath, dyspnea, on exertion, lying, orthopnea, asleep, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, dizziness, fatigue, tiredness, fainting, syncope, sensation of feeling the heart beat, palpitations, swelling, the feet, legs, body part, edema, swelling, the abdomen, prominent veins, in the neck, chest pain, tightness, cough, fever, involuntary weight loss of more than 5% of body weight, general discomfort, malaise, joint pain, blueness, cyanosis, skin, fingers, cold, emotional stress, curvature of nails accompanied, soft tissue enlargement, clubbing, fingers, awakening at night to urinate, nocturia, have signs of right-sided heart failure swollen legs, abdomen, distended neck veins, examination, the heart, a stethoscope, auscultation, reveal a "tumor plop", a sound related to movement, the tumor, abnormal sounds, signs in right atrial myxoma, tricuspid stenosis, an obstruction, the valve that separates the right atrium, right ventricle, right atrial myxoma, on these tests, echocardiogram, mri of chest, ct scan of chest, right ventriculogram, chest x-ray, an ecg, atrial fibrillation, a cbc, anemia, increased wbcs, white blood cells, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, esr, effective treatment is surgical removal, the tumor, probable outcome is poor, a myxoma, benign tumor, tumor cells, break off, travel, the bloodstream, lungs, producing pulmonary embolism, local growth, the tumor, obstruct blood flow, the heart, producing the symptoms, signs of tricuspid stenosis, arrhythmias, heart failure, pulmonary emboli, have any symptoms of atrial myxoma, awareness of risk related to family history, make early detection, treatment possible.