The equine sarcoid is an unpredictable skin tumor capable of wreaking havoc on a horse’s body. While not technically a “cancer” (neoplasm) in the pathological sense, sarcoids are often considered as such because they are a potential career- and even life-ending condition.

“Even the most benign-looking small lesion can erupt into a potentially catastrophic mass in a short period of time,” reported Derek Knottenbelt, OBE, BVM&S, Dipl. ECEIM, MRCVS, from the Philip Leverhulme Hospital at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom at the 10th International Congress of World Equine Veterinary Association

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