A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CUTANEOUS AND SUBCUTANEOUS NEOPLASMS IN EQUINE

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Thirty seven cutaneous and subcutaneous equine neoplasms had been recorded during about three years period. The breed, age and sex of subjects with these masse were recorded. The sites of these tumoure as well as the surgical management and the outcome of the surgery were all recorded and studied. The encountered neoplasms were sarcoid (35.1%), melanoma (27%), fibroma (18.9%), papilloma (8.1%), fibrosarcoma (5.4%) and squamous cell carcinoma (5.4%). Benign cutaneous neoplasms (86.5%) were more prevalent than malignant ones (13.5%).

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