Abstract

TUEMMERS-APABLAZA, Christian Alex  and  QUEZADA-SANDOVAL, Gerardo Alonso. Equine sarcoid: a review and Update. Ces. Med. Vet. Zootec. [online]. 2018, vol.13, n.3, pp.308-328. ISSN 1900-9607.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmvz.13.3.2.

The equine sarcoid is the most common neoplasm of equidae and represents more than half of the skin neoplasms of horses. The objective of the present work was to make a compilation of current knowledge about etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. The etiological agent of the equine sarcoid is the bovine papilloma virus type 1 and 2 which affects equines of all races, sexes and ages. Cutaneous trauma, the presence of vectors such as insects and some genetic haplotypes are potential risk factors. It is diagnosed from the clinical appearance, classified into 6 different types. The confirmation of the diagnosis is made by histopathology and the therapeutic alternatives available are very varied, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and others. In conclusion, this is a pathology of unpredictable course, there is no effective treatment by itself, since there is a high probability of recurrence and only the use of new combined therapeutic modalities allows to obtain better results. Prevention will likely be facilitated in the future by the development of vaccines against the bovine papilloma virus.

Keywords : equine; oncology; papillomavirus; sarcoid; tumor.

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