F3 and soft tissue sarcoma: Annexin V - positive microvesicles, leukocyte (CD45-positive), platelet (CD61-positive), activated platelet (CD62P-, CD63-positive), endothelium-derived (CD62E-positive) and tissue-factor (CD142-positive) microvesicles were identified in the peripheral blood of patients with soft tissue sarcoma (n = 39) and healthy controls (n = 17) using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS).