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Article: "Black Spots of the Parietal Pleura: Morphology and Formal Pathogenesis"

Summary: The authors describe the morphology of so-called black spots to understand their pathologies and potential starting points for malignant mesothelioma. The results of X-ray analysis of 12 black spots located in the pleura revealed that they are characterized by a mild fibrosis and are an inflammatory reaction to an incorporated foreign particle such as asbestos. Though their findings did hint at an increased proliferation of mesothelial cells in some areas with black spots, the researchers' findings do not support the classification of such incorporations as an …