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.ymph nodes are tiny spherical structures the size of a pin hea … d in groups into which the lymphatic vessels drain through afferent vessels. The nodes filter the lymph, storing and destroying microorganisms by the production of lymphocytes.