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What are matted lymph nodes?

Updated: 11/12/2022
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Typically, when lymph nodes are referred to as 'matted' it means that upon palpation, the nodes appear to move in a connected fashion. Nodes that are matted can be either benign or malignant, but in malignant cases, 'matted nodes' typically is a portent of a poor prognosis.

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