https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/15194/odd-skin-massI&#39;m after some advice. I recently saw 5yr old MN labrador with an odd looking skin plaque on his ventral thorax. Grossly looked like lots of small skin tags clumped together with thickened skin underneath. Biopsies were taken and histopathology came backen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/87934?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d339292f-3117-44e1-9203-3f079f6c2897Martin Atkinson<p>The implication from&nbsp;interpretation&nbsp;of just the name suggests abnormal sebaceous glands forming a chronic plaque in the skin. I would think it is probably congenital in origin despite the dog&#39;s age and would suggest it is more unsightly than serious, I would have thought excision would be curative if the owners are bothered by it.</p> <p>Damn, David got there a nano-second before me!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/87933?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:03 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4d4dc06a-3462-4fcc-97a6-cf0d9e1de159David Mills<p>We often see them, especially on the elbows. They are a type of sebaceous &#39;cyst&#39; or hyperplasia if you like, albeit with an odd appearance. Very rarely they can mutate to a sebaceous carcinoma. Removal is usually only done (with us) due to irritation, infection, bleeding etc. and is curative.</p> <p>This info was last checked about 12-18m ago so may well be wroth ringing the lab to discuss as histopaths often reclassify things at a whim.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/87924?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 May 2013 17:40:32 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8453a46d-04a6-4757-aa56-c74cfc3cb5b3James Laidlaw<p>Did they provide an interpretation, suggested treatment plan etc? Never seen one myself.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>