Signalment:1-year-old female spayed mixed breed dog
History:The patient was presented to the Penn Vet Emergency Service and transferred to the Internal Medicine Service for further evaluation of dysphagia, regurgitation, and coughing. She was adopted from India where she was originally found with her litter mates, all of which were treated for Spirocerca infections.
Gross Lesions:Two, rounded, glistening masses were visualized (one in the proximal esophagus and one near the lower esophageal sphincter).