表皮樣囊腫、皮樣囊腫、畸胎瘤爲全身皆可見到之良性病變且其組織學 表現極爲類似,其中以表皮樣囊腫最爲常見。表皮樣囊腫在頭頸部僅占所有囊腫之發生率約1.6-6.9%,口腔内之發生比例則更低約口腔内囊腫之總數之0.01%。其發生原因目前仍不明,可能是先天性或是後天性。臨床上常見之口腔表皮樣囊腫之部位爲口底中線處可能位於頷舌骨肌上或下方位置,症狀爲生長緩慢變大且無痛之腫塊。常見在20-30歲之年紀被診斷或直到其大小足以影響其發音或吞嚥功能。本篇主要報告一案例爲一前口底之表皮樣囊腫中年女性,其症狀爲口底區域巨大之腫塊,經手術處理後追蹤迄今有良好預後並回顧文獻及相關鑑別診斷提供經驗分享及討論。
Epidermoid cyst, dermoid cyst, teratoma were all benign lesions which could be found in whole body. These lesions presented similar histological findings with or without skin appendages. The most common type was the epidermoid cyst. The incidence of epidermoid cyst in the head and neck area were about 1.6 to 6.9%. The epidermoid cyst in the oral cavity was only about 0.01% of all oral cystic lesions. Pathogenesis of the epidermoid cyst was still unknown. It could be congenital or acquired. The most common site of epidermoid cyst in the oral cavity was in the midline, above or under mylohyoid muscle with slowly growing, painless mass. The epidermoid cyst could be diagnosed in second to third decades or when difficulty in swallowing, pronunciation, function disturbed. We present a large epidermoid cyst of middle-aged woman over anterior mouth floor and the differential diagnosis, clinical course, proposed surgical treatment, prognosis were discussed with review of articles.