[Facial palsy in benign tumours of the parotid gland (author's transl)].

Facial paralysis caused by benign parotid gland disease in 2 patients is reported. In one patient there was an acute parotid inflammation and a parotid cyst, to the medial wall of which the facial nerve was adherent. In the other patient the paralysis was assumed due to the toxic effects of a necrotizing lymph node, which was adherent to the nerve.