deep parotid lymph node anterior auricular lymph node SCTID:245327007 pre-auricular lymph node pre-auricular node preauricular node Wikipedia:Preauricular_deep_parotid_lymph_nodes NCIT:C103429 preauricular lymph node The preauricular deep parotid lymph nodes (anterior auricular glands or preauricular glands), from one to three in number, lie immediately in front of the tragus. Their afferents drain the lateral surface of the auricula and the skin of the adjacent part of the temporal region; their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands. FMA:61219