牙源性钙化囊肿又称Gorlin氏囊肿,是一种罕见的病变。1962年Gorlin氏及其同事根据病理组织学检查,发现罕见的角化物、退行性钙化物及显著的类似于皮肤的Malherbe钙化上皮瘤等特征,将其作为一种独立的肿瘤性疾病。本病有的呈囊性,有的为半囊性或为实质性。因而对其命名尚有多种意见。以往,国内大多将本病归类于 Odontogenic calcification cysts, also known as Gorlin’s cysts, are rare lesions. In 1962, Gorlin and his colleagues, based on histopathological examination, found that rare keratoses, degenerative calcifications, and prominent skin-like Malherbe calcified epithelial tumors were used as an independent neoplastic disease. Some of the disease was cystic, some semi-cystic or substantive. Therefore there are many opinions on naming it. In the past, most of the domestic diseases were classified as