MAML2 and mucoepidermoid carcinoma: However, it would be interesting to explore whether the typical chromosomal translocation t (11;19) (MECT1-MAML2), which is detected in >50% of “conventional” MEC, is already present in tumors at early stages of tumorigenesis, such as those of the present series, and whether additional genetic alterations might be responsible for further progression to frankly invasive MEC.