Matted Lymph Nodes Description

A term of art referring to lymph nodes which are adherent to each other and thus harbour a pathology.
Matted lymph nodes description. Causes of primary lymphedema. An infection of the lymph nodes or parasites can restrict the flow of lymph fluid. Lymph nodes becoming hard and matted lymph node buuren sat oct 31 2009 11 41 am. If the pathology report indicates that nodes are positive but size of the metastases is not stated assume the metastases are greater than 0 2 mm and code the lymph nodes as positive in this field.
Primary lymphedema is a rare inherited condition caused by problems with the development of lymph. Swollen lymph nodes in the groin could be due to many different conditions including infections of the lower body. This includes things like athlete s foot and sexually transmitted infections. Infection related lymphedema is most common in tropical and subtropical regions and is more likely to occur in developing countries.
Lymph nodes play an important role in fighting infections in a few ways. Code only regional nodes and nodes nos in this field. Distant nodes are coded in the field mets at dx. A group of nodes that feels connected and seems to move as a unit is said to be matted nodes that are matted can be either benign e g tuberculosis sarcoidosis or lymphogranuloma.
Not only do they trap viruses and bacteria so that t cells can attack but one type of t cells presents the invader or an antigen from the invader to b cells so the b cells can make antibodies against the invader. While matting is usually typically equivalent to malignancy it can also occur in tuberculosis or sarcoidosis. The lymph nodes may be discrete when it resembles chronic septic lymphadenitis or may be matted. From your description it is probable that you have what is known as generalized lymphadenopathy the definition of this at times varies between authors and between specialities.