Met-23	Surgical therapy
	Surgical therapy of skeletal metastases is undertaken for pain management and to restore or preserve function and stability, as well as quality of life. The decision to operate is made on the basis of the urgency and the therapeutic objective of this surgery, where necessary by an interdisciplinary team including the surgeon (general surgeon, orthopedic surgeon or neurosurgeon), radiation oncologist, medical specialist with oncological expertise, and pain therapist.
GCP	(Ali SM et al. 2003; Wunder JS et al. 2003)