Hepatic veno-occlusive disease

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Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
TermHepatic veno-occlusive disease
Short definitionhepatic veno-occlusive disease (heh-PA-tik VEE-noh-uh-KLOO-siv dih-ZEEZ) A condition in which some veins in the liver are blocked. This leads to a decrease in blood flow in the liver and can lead to liver damage. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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hepatic veno-occlusive disease - (pronounced) (heh-PA-tik VEE-noh-uh-KLOO-siv dih-ZEEZ) A condition in which some veins in the liver are blocked. This leads to a decrease in blood flow in the liver and can lead to liver damage. Signs and symptoms include weight gain, yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes, dark-colored urine, and enlarged liver. It can occur at some point after radiation therapy to the liver and bile ducts, or after high doses of anti-cancer drugs before stem cell transplantation. Also called sinusoidal obstruction syndrome

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