HEPATIC VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE


Meaning of HEPATIC VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE in English

A condition in which some of the veins in the liver are blocked. It is sometimes a complication of high-dose chemotherapy given before a bone marrow transplant and is marked by increases in weight, liver size, and blood levels of bilirubin.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).