RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Diffuse Pleural Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure in the North Western Cape Province JF British Journal of Industrial Medicine JO Br J Ind Med FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 260 OP 271 DO 10.1136/oem.17.4.260 VO 17 IS 4 A1 J. C. Wagner A1 C. A. Sleggs A1 Paul Marchand YR 1960 UL http://oem.bmj.com/content/17/4/260.abstract AB Primary malignant tumours of the pleura are uncommon. Thirty-three cases (22 males, 11 females, ages 31 to 68) of diffuse pleural mesothelioma are described; all but one have a probable exposure to crocidolite asbestos (Cape blue). In a majority this exposure was in the Asbestos Hills which lie to the west of Kimberley in the north west of Cape Province. The tumour is rarely seen elsewhere in South Africa.