Abstract
It has been recorded for 150 years that the horse is subject to the development of darkly pigmented masses in various parts of its body, a condition generally referred to as melanoma or melanosis. Goldberg [3] and Feldman [2] reviewed the early literature on the subject which was mainly case reports of spectacular manifestations of the disease, and they included cases of their own.
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Levene, A. (1966). Comparative Aspects of the Melanoma of Grey and White Horses, a Unique Proliferative Disorder of Pigment Production. In: Porta, G.D., Mühlbock, O. (eds) Structure and Control of the Melanocyte. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99906-2_28
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