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Sections to generally '''avoid''':
Sections to generally '''avoid''':
*'''Anatomy''' or '''histology''' sections should generally not be used, because any relevant anatomy should be integrated into its context in other sections. For example, normal hair follicles are mentioned among the [[Basal-cell carcinoma#Differential diagnoses|differential diagnoses of basal-cell carcinoma]]. Rare exceptions are specimen types where normal histology should generally be reported, such as the menstrual cycle phase in [[endometrium]] specimens.
*'''Anatomy''' or '''histology''' sections should generally not be used, because any relevant anatomy should be integrated into its context in other sections. For example, normal hair follicles are mentioned among the [[Basal-cell carcinoma#Differential diagnoses|differential diagnoses of basal-cell carcinoma]]. Rare exceptions are specimen types where normal histology should generally be reported, such as [[Cervical biopsy|cervical biopsies]] and [[Endometrial curettage|endometrial curettages]].
*'''Indications for biopsy''' or '''Treatment''', unless generally performed by pathologists themselves. Otherwise, information about treatment is only relevant if being written together with how it affects the way to plan, evaluate or report on the imaging.<ref name="elsewhere" group="notes"/>
*'''Indications for biopsy''' or '''Treatment''', unless generally performed by pathologists themselves. Otherwise, information about treatment is only relevant if being written together with how it affects the way to plan, evaluate or report on the imaging.<ref name="elsewhere" group="notes"/>
*Section headers without content, where section content should be added right away, or the header be removed.
*Section headers without content, where section content should be added right away, or the header be removed.