The Impact of Surgery on Butterfly Gliomas – A Real-life Study of Biopsy versus Surgical Resection

Abstract

Introduction Although the extent of resection affects the overall survival of patients with gliomas, cytoreduction in patients with butterfly gliomas (BGs) remains controversial. Contemporary studies suggest that wide removal is feasible, but there is a lack of controlled, randomized, multicenter studies on the subject. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of maximal safe resection (MSR) as a primary treatment strategy in patients with BG.

Keywords

• butterfly glioma
• biopsy
• surgical resection
• survival
• progression-free survival
• gliomas em asa de borboleta
• biopsia
• ressecção cirúrgica
• sobrevida
• sobrevida livre de progressão