Patch

17/18 yr old paint, 15HH, 1,150 lbs, surrendered by a loving mom who could no longer physically care for him. He was ridden Western on trails and around the barn.<br/> <br/>Patch went to UW-Madison at the end of July for a surgical procedure to remove a potentially cancerous growth on his penis. His surgical specimen was positive for Squamous Cell Melanoma. They removed it all, along with a border to make sure none was left. He will likely have more occurrences so watching for new spots, especially in his privates, is key to keeping him healthy! He needs sunscreen and possibly spending nights out instead of days?<br/><br/>Below is a summary from his surgical report: <br/><br/>Histopathology:<br/>1. Non-haired skin, prepuce: Squamous Cell Carcinoma, narrow excision, angioinvasion<br/>2. Haired skin, perianal: Multifocal comedones, complete excision<br/><br/>This means that the penile mass was a squamous cell carcinoma, as you know, and the margins for excision were narrow - so some cells could have been left behind. Angioinvasion means that the cells were found within the walls of the nearest blood vessels, which is expected because the carcinoma itself tends to chew into any tissue near it, it is very destructive. But angioinvasion does NOT mean that cancer cells are traveling around in the blood at this time, or that bloodwork would tell us if cells are in the bloodstream. It is likely that bloodwork would NOT tell us about carcinoma cells in the bloodstream. <br/>I see that the team thought he may have had another tumor near his anus but it turns out that it was just a big hair follicle, so that is great!<br/><br/>It is important to continue monitoring his penis over time and especially when he is sedated, during dentals, and observing the quality of his urination (straining vs not) long term.<br/><br/>Patch is back with us and doing well post-surgery, hoping to find his new family soon!<br/><br/>His Adoption fee is $1200.<br/>Applications can be downloaded from our website at www.rescuehorses.org.

17/18 yr old paint, 15HH, 1,150 lbs, surrendered by a loving mom who could no longer physically care for him. He was ridden Western on trails and around the barn.

Patch went to UW-Madison at the end of July for a surgical procedure to remove a potentially cancerous growth on his penis. His surgical specimen was positive for Squamous Cell Melanoma. They removed it all, along with a border to make sure none was left. He will likely have more occurrences so watching for new spots, especially in his privates, is key to keeping him healthy! He needs sunscreen and possibly spending nights out instead of days?

Below is a summary from his surgical report:

Histopathology:
1. Non-haired skin, prepuce: Squamous Cell Carcinoma, narrow excision, angioinvasion
2. Haired skin, perianal: Multifocal comedones, complete excision

This means that the penile mass was a squamous cell carcinoma, as you know, and the margins for excision were narrow - so some cells could have been left behind. Angio

17/18 yr old paint, 15HH, 1,150 lbs, surrendered by a loving mom who could no longer physically care for him. He was ridden Western on trails and around the barn.

Patch went to UW-Madison at the end of July for a surgical procedure to remove a potentially cancerous growth on his penis. His surgical specimen was positive for Squamous Cell Melanoma. They removed it all, along with a border to make sure none was left. He will likely have more occurrences so watching for new spots, especially in his privates, is key to keeping him healthy! He needs sunscreen and possibly spending nights out instead of days?

Below is a summary from his surgical report:

Histopathology:
1. Non-haired skin, prepuce: Squamous Cell Carcinoma, narrow excision, angioinvasion
2. Haired skin, perianal: Multifocal comedones, complete excision

This means that the penile mass was a squamous cell carcinoma, as you know, and the margins for excision were narrow - so some cells could have been left behind. Angioinvasion means that the cells were found within the walls of the nearest blood vessels, which is expected because the carcinoma itself tends to chew into any tissue near it, it is very destructive. But angioinvasion does NOT mean that cancer cells are traveling around in the blood at this time, or that bloodwork would tell us if cells are in the bloodstream. It is likely that bloodwork would NOT t