Tag: sarcoids

A 3 year old sporthorse filly was presented at Greenmount Veterinary Clinic. She had developed 6 sarcoids within 3 months of developing the first sarcoid. The mare had become dull and due to the location of the sarcoids could not be broken in. The owner was very distressed at the severity of the lesion particularly […]

Sarcoids are by far the most common skin cancer in horses with some reporting them to account for 90% (results spanning from 36-90%) of all skin neoplasms in horses.  They affect all equids and all breeds with no age or sex predisposition. There are numerous published or anecdotally reported treatments which reflects the variable efficacy […]