Recurrent sarcoid in the glans of an equine: Case report

Abstract

Sarcoids are fibroblast and non-metastatic skin tumors, representing the most common tumors in horses. Its etiopathogenesis is related to bovine papillomavirus type 1 and type 2 infections, being the transmission and dissemination to other parts of the body of the same animal associated with bites, friction, fomites and insects. Clinical behavior is locally aggressive due to infiltrative capacity, as well as being refractory to different forms of therapies. The sarcoids are classified in six forms according to their clinical presentations, being these: hidden, verrucous, nodular, fibroblastic, mixed and malignant. The objective of this study is to report a clinical case of recurrent sarcoid in the equine glans, attended at the equine clinic of the Centro de Desenvolvimento da Pecuária of the Universidade Federal da Bahia, located in the municipality of Santo Amaro – BA. In the present case, an equine presented a tumor mass in the region of the glans, where a mass examination and histopathological examination were carried out; characteristics compatible with the sarcoid were observed. After five months of surgical intervention, the sarcoid presented recurrence with treatment instituted with an association between partial penectomy, ointment based on acyclovir 5% and autohemotherapy.