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The parotid gland is a paired, irregular wedge-shaped unilobular organ in the preauricular region deep to the skin and subcutaneous tissues. The parotid compartment contains the parotid gland and associated vessels, nerves, and lymphatics and is bounded by the following landmarks: Superior – zygomatic arch Inferior – styloid process, styloid muscles, and internal carotid and jugular vessels Anterior – anterior border of masseter Posterior – mastoid process and external auditory canal Stensen’s duct is the parotid duct which lies anterior and exits the buccal mucosa at the level of the second upper molar.
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Leong, Y.H., Scher, E., Lee, N., Tham, I.W. (2014). Major Salivary Glands. In: Lee, N.Y., Riaz, N., Lu, J.J. (eds) Target Volume Delineation for Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2014_1013
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