Does Neurosurgery need to be consulted for assessment of spinal stability in patients with cervical spine mets prior to starting RT?

To address the first question, for me personally, I would feel uncomfortable not including neurosurgery. Fortunately, there has been good work in this area by the Spinal Oncology Study group to help clinically clarify the matter. That is, these folks in 2010, developed a so-called "Spinal Instabilit...