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Portal Vein Thrombosis
Definition 1
The formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in the portal vein. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A disorder characterized by the formation of a thrombus (blood clot) in the portal vein. (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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