Preferred Label : Parapharyngeal Lymph Node;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any lymph node located in the potential space of the neck, which is bounded
superiorly by the base of the skull, inferiorly by the greater cornu of the hyoid
bone, anteriorly by the investing fascia of the deep cervical fascia covering the
medial pterygoid muscle, posteriorly by the prevertebral layer of the deep cervical
fascia, medially by the middle (pretracheal) layer of the deep cervical fascia, and
laterally by the investing fascia of the deep cervical fascia covering the deep lobe
of the parotid.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL540272;
Origin ID : C142302;
UMLS CUI : C4688469;
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