From the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinical Center, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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The occurrence of mast cells is studied in the normal facial nerve and in
the facial nerve post mortem exam of patients with chronic suppurative otitis
media without associated facial paralysis. A small number of mast cells were
found in the normal facial nerve. These cells were usually located in close
proximity to the endoneural and epineural blood vessels. The number of
mast cells was increased in some areas of the facial nerve in the majority of
examined cases with chronic otitis media. In these cases, although the facial
nerve showed some signs of neuropathy, its function was normal.