Frontiers in Pediatrics
Case Report: Selumetinib as a neoadjuvant treatment for the removal of a PN
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that presents with benign tumors of the peripheral nerve sheath, named plexiform neurofibromas. Progressive tumor growth may cause pain, physical disfigurement, and compression of adjacent structures, potentially impairing normal development during childhood. We report the case of a 13-year-old patient with a plexiform neurofibroma in the right foot, which had been growing since the first months of life and compromised the talocalcaneal joint, …