Around 50 years back, sarcoma was synonymous with amputation (cutting the limb), but with the improvements in chemotherapeutic regimes, surgical techniques and imaging modalities, limb salvage surgeries have become the standard of care for patients of sarcoma. Limb salvage surgery (LSS) technically means removing the tumour enbloc (in one piece) with a cuff of normal tissue while preserving the limb along with its function.
