Equine Skin Masses

<p>Surgical removal with a laser</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small, non-itchy, firm, round, non-painful, raised nodules</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypersensitivity reaction to insect bites</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Muzzle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Equine papilloma virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Leave them untreated</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Third eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sarcoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased density of dermal fibroblasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bovine papillomavirus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groin, axilla, and around eyes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Black, spherical or plaque-like</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Raised, irregular, pink</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By visual appearance alone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flat, often hairless areas of skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plaques of cracked flaky irregular skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neoplasia, abscess, cyst, eosinophilic granuloma</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Melanomas in horses are black, spherical or plaque-like masses. They are most commonly found around the perineum and parotid region of grey horses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There are six different types of sarcoids in horses: occult sarcoid, verrucose sarcoid, fibroblastic sarcoid, nodular sarcoid, mixed sarcoid, and malevolent sarcoid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The exact cause of eosinophilic granulomas in horses is not known, but it is believed to be related to an allergic or immune response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sarcoids are usually diagnosed based on their visual appearance, but a biopsy may be performed to confirm the diagnosis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Squamous cell carcinomas in horses are most commonly found around the genitals and eyes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Verrucose sarcoids in horses appear as plaques of cracked, flaky, irregular skin that are often described as wart-like. The margins of these sarcoids can be difficult to determine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The preferred treatment option for sarcoids in horses is surgical removal, which reduces the risk of recurrence, bleeding, and post-operative pain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nodular sarcoids are firm round nodules within the skin, fibroblastic sarcoids are ulcerative nodular masses that bleed when knocked, malignant sarcoids have extensive rapid spread over a wide area with cords of sarcoid tissue interspersed with nodules and fibroblastic lesions, and mixed sarcoids are areas with two or more types of sarcoids with no distinguishable margin between them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Treatment options for sarcoids include laser surgical removal, cryotherapy, caustic cream application, elastrator band application, radiotherapy, and other possible therapies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Melanomas in horses are usually benign and can be left untreated. However, early removal is sometimes beneficial, especially for those around the anus, which can be easily removed with a surgical laser to prevent future defecation difficulties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Squamous cell carcinoma in horses is locally invasive, pink, irregular, and sometimes ulcerated. It can grow rapidly and occurs most commonly around the genitals and eye.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eosinophilic granulomas in horses are small, non-itchy, firm, raised nodules with normal hair covering. Their actual cause is unknown, but there is evidence that they may be a type of hypersensitivity reaction to insect bites or may follow trauma such as ill-fitting tack.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Juvenile papillomas in horses are multiple, small, irregular, verrucose, grey, proliferative lesions that occur most commonly on the muzzle, face, and sheath of young horses. They are caused by equine papilloma virus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eosinophilic granulomas in horses can be diagnosed based on clinical appearance, fine needle aspirate, or biopsy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Juvenile papillomas in horses have a clinical appearance of multiple, small, irregular, verrucose, grey, proliferative lesions.</p> Signup and view all the answers