A butterfly glioma (butterfly glioma) is a glioma that crosses the midline of the brain and infiltrates both cerebral hemispheres. Typically, it spreads via the Corpus callosum, resulting in the characteristic butterfly-shaped appearance on imaging.
Quality of life with surgical treatment
One study demonstrated that, in butterfly glioblastomas, quality of life measured by the KPS did not change significantly with surgical debulking compared with a Biopsy, in the setting of an overall very limited life expectancy[^1].
Imaging
The gold standard for imaging butterfly gliomas is MRI.
