Ways to Save. Having this surgery performed at a hospital with an overnight stay will usually be the most expensive option. Discuss with your physician if this surgery can be performed as an outpatient procedure (no overnight stay).
Cancer is the transformation of normal cells. The transformed cells grow and multiply abnormally. Left untreated, these cancers grow and eventually spread through the colon wall to involve the adjacent lymph nodes and organs. Ultimately, they spread to distant organs such as the liver, lungs, brain, and bones.
Primary cancer arises within the liver and in its early stages exists only in the liver. Secondary liver cancer, also called metastatic cancer, originates in another organ, such as the colon, stomach, pancreas or breast and then spreads to the liver. Because secondary cancer is present in at least two organs, the treatment possibilities are more limited than for primary liver cancer.