Re: RC: Re: Re: cancer and greys

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In a message dated Thu, 6 Sep 2001  4:57:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Beth Gunn" <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com> writes:

>  "Sarcoid"!!! That is the word I've thinking   of and too lazy to look it up in the vet manual:) What my sister's bay   mare had in her ears. Not malignant? yes?  

Sarcoids have many histological characteristics of malignant tumors, but do not tend to metastasize.  That is why they are named what they are--sarcoid literally means "cancer-like."

Heidi