If you have not listened to Dr. Goljan's lectures seriously look up Daddy Goljan on spotify or Dr. Goljan on youtube; they are great to listen to while exercising or doing chores. Here is the youtube link to the first lecture of a playlist with them all in it: https://youtu.be/G1FI-6zwLbc
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Atrial myxomas are the most common cardiac tumor in adults, and they may cause embolus complications hence our lady's painless loss of vision, likely due to central retinal artery occlusion [FA2020 p316]
The histology is characteristic of a myxoma with gelatinous material and cells immersed in glycosaminoglycans.
According to Daddy Goljan, basically for primary heart tumors if its an adult its a myxoma, if its a kid its a rhabdomyoma.