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Figure 2. Comparison of EV surface marker levels between HCC and NHCC cohorts: (A) pre-MWA; (B) post-MWA. EV expression is shown as median fluorescence intensity for 37 EV-associated surface proteins in plasma-derived EVs. CD1c: Cluster of differentiation 1c; HLA-ABC: human leukocyte antigen A, B, and C; HLA-DR/DP/DQ: human leukocyte antigen DR, DP, and DQ; MCSP: melanoma-associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan; ROR1: receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1; SSEA-4: stage-specific embryonic antigen-4; EV: extracellular vesicle; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; MWA: microwave ablation; NHCC: non-HCC group (hepatic metastases of extrahepatic primary tumors).