Anaesthetic techniques for unique cancer surgery procedures

Recent advances in cancer therapy have seen increased combinations of different treatment modalities as well as novel approaches that affect anaesthetic care. Increasingly, surgery is being combined with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Moreover, minimally invasive procedures are gaining popularity and more targeted therapies are being used. These events have created a demand for new anaesthetic techniques from anaesthesiologists in order to provide safe patient care. This article will discuss anaesthetic considerations for proton therapy, hyperthermic intracavitary chemotherapy, limb perfusion, radiosurgery, robotic surgery and intra-operative radiation therapy and high-dose brachytherapy.