The causes of lymph node enlargement under the ear include inflammation and infection, lymph node tuberculosis, lymphoma, metastasis of malignant tumors, etc., which need to be clearly defined after targeted treatment.
1. Inflammatory infections: mumps, tonsillitis, pharyngolaryngitis and other inflammatory stimuli will cause lymph node enlargement, accompanied by redness, heat and pain.
2. Lymph node tuberculosis: tuberculosis may occur in any part of lymphatic tissues of the body, and it is most easily found in the neck and other parts of the body, which need to be clearly diagnosed through puncture biopsy or surgical resection, and treated with anti-tuberculosis therapy.
3. Lymphoma: it mainly manifests as enlargement of lymph nodes in many places of the body, which needs to be clarified in pathological nature and given radiotherapy treatment.
4. Metastasis of malignant tumors: nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer with distant metastasis may be transferred to lymph nodes under the ear and cause lymph node enlargement.
Due to the diversity of causes, when patients have enlarged lymph nodes under the ear, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease, and actively cooperate with doctors to receive standardized cause-specific treatment.