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Spirocerca lupi, esophagus, dog
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Spirocerca lupi, esophagus, dog

    S lupi infection in a dog. Lateral thoracic radiograph obtained after oral administration of a positive contrast agent. In the caudal esophagus, there is a large soft-tissue opaque mass that is ventrally displacing the heart. The mass is outlined cranially and caudally by positive contrast.

Courtesy of Dr. Ronald Green.