[Local immune response in neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2]. / L'immunoreazione locale nelle neurofibromatosi di von Recklinghausen e del neurinoma bilaterale del nervo acustico.

ABSTRACT

Neurofibromatosis, in all its variant forms, is a hereditary disease characterized by dysplasia, neoplasia, and the tendency to expand and undergo malignant transformation. We underline the presence of chronic inflammation and of immunologic interdependency. The immune reactions against the non-self have been investigated histologically in light of the concepts of immunosurveillance and immunotolerance. Such investigations would ameliorate subsequent studies and favour the employment of immunomodulatory treatments.