Parotid lymph nodes

Parotid lymph nodes
{{Plainlist 1: Submental lymph nodes 2: Submandibular lymph nodes 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: Buccinator lymph node 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes 7: Jugular lymph nodes 8: Parotid lymph nodes 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes}}
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei parotidei
Anatomical terminology

Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system.

More specifically, it can refer to:

• deep parotid lymph nodes
• superficial parotid lymph nodes

Etymology

The word parotid comes from the Ancient Greek: πᾰρᾰ́ (pará, "beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to") + ὠτ- (ōt-, from οὖς oûs, "ear") + -id, thus "next to, near the ear".

External links

• http://patient.info/health/non-hodgkins-lymphoma-leaflet
• http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics