The doctor told me that portal vein thrombosis must be cancer? Thank you doctor.

Portal vein thrombosis is the embolism of one or more branches of the portal vein due to thrombus. This is a common condition in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, liver tumors and depending on the progression to divide acute or chronic portal vein thrombosis.

Portal vein thrombosis is damage to one or more branches of the portal vein caused by a blood clot. Cirrhosis and liver cancer are considered the main causes of portal vein thrombosis.