Hi, IS this a sarcoid? And if yes which type and IS There a treatment? Tia
They come in lots of different shapes but I would say that looks like one. Also lots of different options for treatment. Is it growing in size or in a place that tack could irritate it? If not sometimes a vet will advise to just leave it alone and keep an eye on it.
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It s on thé horse cheek but not interfering, horse IS three years old and i do not know if sarcoid or warts
My horse had a cutaneous hemangiosarcoma that looked like a black pea on his flank. Neither of his vets had ever seen anything like it so they couldn’t provide a diagnosis. The cutaneous variety is very rare on horses.
Our original vet of 20+ years retired (after 50 years in practice). Our new vet removed the growth with very large margins and sent it to the lab for analysis. That lab that does a lot of horse work but does not have an associated vet school. The report seemed a bit tentative. We then sent it to Michigan State’s vet lab which confirmed the diagnosis but added far more detail. The vet also talked to an equine oncology specialist. He said if it did not go beyoned the skin into the muscle, we probably had seen the last of it. He doubted it would return. I kept an eye on the area. You couldn’t find the scar except when he was in his summer coat.
Have your vet remove it and get it analyzed. Some types of sarcomas could metastisize to internal organs if they aren’t confined to the skin. The procedure is easy, under local anesthetic and there were no problems with healing.
Thank you but yours did it looks liké thé one on thé image i posted?
Ask your vet to take a look at the lesion. The only way to know for sure whether this is a sarcoid is to do a biopsy. If it is a sarcoid there are treatments, including surgery, topical creams, and radiation (although this is not widely available). I’m just guessing, but if this is a sarcoid I think your vet will probably surgically remove it and follow up with a topical cream. As to what type of sarcoid this could be–again, I’m just guessing, but it looks verrucous (wart-like) to me.
No, mine was black with a wrinkled surface that looked like a small black pea. It had a scuff on it when I brought him in one day. When I started to clean it up, it started bleeding and was dripping on the floor. I had to use a lot of alumspray to get it under control. That is why I called the vet to get it removed.
Because it was cutaneous, it was confined to the skin. It did not need treatment with creams, radiation, etc. Have your vet take it off and send it to the lab for a formal diagnosis. You can then determine what the appropriate treatment is. I didnt’ have to do anything other than keep the incision clean.
