Współczesna Onkologia

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2/2026 vol. 30
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A clinicopathologic and survival analysis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the breast

Omar Tluli 1
,
Mahd M. Abujbara 1
,
Eman E. Almaraghi 1
,
Dina Tluli 1
,
Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu 2
,
Semir Vranic 3

  1. College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

  2. Department of Population Medicine, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar

  3. Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2026; 30 (2): 157–169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wo.2026.163810
Data publikacji online: 2026/08/12
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