Effects of imatinib mesylate on cutaneous neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1

Abstract Imatinib mesylate seemed to inhibit development of cutaneous neurofibromas (c‐NFs) and promote growth of pre‐existing c‐NFs in our neurofibromatosis type 1 case. This report potentially provides new findings in the effects of imatinib mesylate.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ken‐ichi Yasuda, Yoshimasa Nobeyama, Takaoki Ishiji, Arihito Ota, Akihiko Asahina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
NF1
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3071