C H Rickert

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Prognosis-related histomorphological and immunohistochemical markers in central nervous system tumors of childhood and adolescence
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Munster University Hospital, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 109:69-92. 2005
  2. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances in choroid plexus tumors
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    Am J Pathol 160:1105-13. 2002
  3. ncbi Genetic characterisation of granular cell tumours
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 103:309-12. 2002
  4. ncbi Neuropathology of Raine syndrome
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 103:281-7. 2002
  5. ncbi No chromosomal imbalances detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 19, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 104:206-8. 2002
  6. ncbi No chromosomal imbalances detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in a case of fetal immature teratoma
    Christian H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Domagkstrasse 17, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 18:639-43. 2002
  7. ncbi Mycotic cerebral vasculitis in a paediatric cardiac transplant patient excludes misadventure
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Int J Legal Med 116:233-7. 2002
  8. ncbi Lack of chromosomal imbalances in adamantinomatous and papillary craniopharyngiomas
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, Domagkstrasse 17, D 48149 Munster, Germany
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:260-1. 2003
  9. ncbi Immunoglobulin deposition in sural nerves of AIDS patients with distal-symmetric HIV-associated polyneuropathy
    C H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Eur J Med Res 7:472-6. 2002
  10. ncbi Extraneural metastases of paediatric brain tumours
    Christian H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology and Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 17, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 105:309-27. 2003

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Publications56

  1. ncbi Prognosis-related histomorphological and immunohistochemical markers in central nervous system tumors of childhood and adolescence
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Munster University Hospital, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 109:69-92. 2005
    ....
  2. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances in choroid plexus tumors
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    Am J Pathol 160:1105-13. 2002
    ..Furthermore, gain of 9p and loss of 10q seem to be correlated with a more favorable prognosis in choroid plexus carcinomas...
  3. ncbi Genetic characterisation of granular cell tumours
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 103:309-12. 2002
    ....
  4. ncbi Neuropathology of Raine syndrome
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital, Domagkstrasse 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 103:281-7. 2002
    ..This inverse relationship between mineralisation and regional blood flow was reflected in the varying distribution of calcospherites in grey and white matter as well as in the white matter of different lobes...
  5. ncbi No chromosomal imbalances detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 19, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 104:206-8. 2002
    ....
  6. ncbi No chromosomal imbalances detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in a case of fetal immature teratoma
    Christian H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Domagkstrasse 17, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 18:639-43. 2002
    ....
  7. ncbi Mycotic cerebral vasculitis in a paediatric cardiac transplant patient excludes misadventure
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Int J Legal Med 116:233-7. 2002
    ..This case illustrates that it is of paramount importance to copiously sample and investigate the basal cerebral arteries in cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage of unknown origin, in particular in a medico-legal context...
  8. ncbi Lack of chromosomal imbalances in adamantinomatous and papillary craniopharyngiomas
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, Domagkstrasse 17, D 48149 Munster, Germany
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:260-1. 2003
    ..These data suggest that chromosomal imbalances are a rare event in both adamantinomatous and papillary craniopharyngiomas...
  9. ncbi Immunoglobulin deposition in sural nerves of AIDS patients with distal-symmetric HIV-associated polyneuropathy
    C H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Eur J Med Res 7:472-6. 2002
    ..In peripheral nerves they may be responsible for some of the common alterations in the development of AIDS-associated distal symmetric polyneuropathy...
  10. ncbi Extraneural metastases of paediatric brain tumours
    Christian H Rickert
    Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology and Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstr 17, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 105:309-27. 2003
    ..5-100% deceased children), whereas 60% of children suffering from germinomas were still alive at the time of reporting...
  11. ncbi Comparative genomic hybridization in central and peripheral nervous system tumors of childhood and adolescence
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 63:399-417. 2004
    ..0%), and pilocytic astrocytomas (50/5.6%). This article provides a short review of the CGH technique and its pitfalls, summarizes the current CGH-related data on pediatric brain tumors and muses on the future of CGH...
  12. ncbi Cerebral c-jun expression mapping in sudden infant death syndrome
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstrasse 19, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 107:119-26. 2004
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  13. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumours
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstrasse 17, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 20:221-4. 2004
    ..2 are regarded as a crucial step in their molecular pathogenesis. Apart from monosomy or deletions of chromosome 22 not much data exists on additional chromosomal aberrations...
  14. ncbi Prognosis-related molecular markers in pediatric central nervous system tumors
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Munster University Hospital, Germany
    J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 63:1211-24. 2004
    ..This review discusses the predictive potential of molecular markers for clinical outcome and their influence on therapeutic decision-making among children with brain tumors...
  15. ncbi Fetal ependymoma associated with Down's syndrome
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 103:78-81. 2002
    ..Immunohistochemistry showed strong reactivity for GFAP, in particular of the fibrillary elements of the pseudorosettes, while the neuronal marker synaptophysin was not expressed. The Ki67/MIB-1 proliferation index was 0.5%...
  16. ncbi Increased chromosomal imbalances in recurrent pituitary adenomas
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinics Münster, Domagkstr 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 102:615-20. 2001
    ..The average MIB-1 proliferation indices were 1.2% for primary and 1.9% for recurrent adenomas (P < 0.005). Our findings suggest that acquisition of certain chromosomal imbalances is related to and may underlie adenoma recurrence...
  17. ncbi Tumors of the choroid plexus
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Domagkstrasse 19, Munster, Germany
    Microsc Res Tech 52:104-11. 2001
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  18. ncbi Cerebral malakoplakia associated with Escherichia coli infection
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 99:595-8. 2000
    ..coli-associated abscess. This case indicates that malakoplakia of the brain might also be a histiocytic reaction against bacterial antigens of the E. coli family...
  19. ncbi Melanotic progonoma of the brain: a case report and review
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 14:389-93. 1998
    ..We present the case of a 1-year-old boy suffering from a melanotic progonoma of the pineal gland, who died at the age of 22 months with extensive spinal and abdominal metastases 10 months after partial removal of the tumor...
  20. ncbi Comparative genomic hybridization in pineal parenchymal tumors
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
    Genes Chromosomes Cancer 30:99-104. 2001
    ..Furthermore, imbalances in higher-grade pineal parenchymal tumors mainly affect gains of 12q and losses of chromosome 22...
  21. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances in primary lymphomas of the central nervous system
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, University of Munster, Munster, Germany
    Am J Pathol 155:1445-51. 1999
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  22. ncbi Neglect-associated fatal Marchiafava-Bignami disease in a non-alcoholic woman
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinics Münster, Germany
    Int J Legal Med 115:90-3. 2001
    ..This is the first known case of Marchiafava-Bignami disease in a non-alcoholic woman and the first case in the forensic setting of neglect...
  23. ncbi Pediatric high-grade astrocytomas show chromosomal imbalances distinct from adult cases
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster, Domagkstr 19, D 48129, Munster, Germany
    Am J Pathol 158:1525-32. 2001
    ..Furthermore, gains of chromosomal material on 1q might be correlated with a worse prognosis in pediatric anaplastic astrocytomas...
  24. ncbi Epidemiological features of brain tumors in the first 3 years of life
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 14:547-50. 1998
    ..3%, 36.0%, and 32.1%). In the 1st year of life the most common neoplasms were PNETs (22.7%) and in the 2nd year both astrocytomas and ependymomas (24.0 % each); astrocytomas (35.7%) prevailed in the 3rd year of life...
  25. ncbi Sudden unexpected death in young adults with chronic hydrocephalus
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University of Munster, Germany
    Int J Legal Med 114:331-7. 2001
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  26. ncbi Chromosomal aberrations in pituitary carcinoma metastases
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinics Münster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 102:117-20. 2001
    ..To date, gains of chromosome 14q have not been reported among pituitary tumors. It remains to be shown whether gain of 14q is associated with malignant progression and metastatic dissemination of pituitary carcinomas...
  27. ncbi Epidemiology of central nervous system tumors in childhood and adolescence based on the new WHO classification
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinics Münster, Germany
    Childs Nerv Syst 17:503-11. 2001
    ..The topography, sex distribution and histology of 340 primary CNS tumors in children up to 17 years of age were investigated and (re-)classified according to the latest WHO classification of nervous system tumors...
  28. ncbi Neuropathology and prognosis of foetal brain tumours
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology and Gerhard Domagk Institute of Pathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Domagkstr 19, D 48129 Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 98:567-76. 1999
    ..Foetal brain tumours have a mainly unfavourable clinical outcome. However, their prognosis has improved in the last decade...
  29. ncbi High uptake of L-3-[123I]iodo-alpha-methyl tyrosine in pilocytic astrocytomas
    M Weckesser
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Munster University, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, 48149 Munster, Germany
    Eur J Nucl Med 28:273-81. 2001
    ..7, n = 6) did not attain statistical significance. IMT SPET results indicative of malignancy are regularly found in pilocytic astrocytomas, despite their good prognosis. No uptake may be detected in largely cystic or in small tumours...
  30. ncbi Immunohistochemical profile and chromosomal imbalances in papillary tumours of the pineal region
    M Hasselblatt
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 32:278-83. 2006
    ..Antibodies directed against these antigens are thus expected to be valuable markers in the diagnosis of papillary tumours located in the vicinity of the third ventricle...
  31. ncbi [Clinical value of amino acid imaging in paediatric brain tumours. Comparison with MRI]
    K Lang
    Leitender Oberarzt, Klinik und Poliklinik fur Nuklearmedizin, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Albert Schweitzer Str 33, 48149 Munster
    Nuklearmedizin 44:131-6. 2005
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  32. ncbi [Primary central nervous system lymphoma as a neurological manifestation of AIDS stage]
    S Happe
    Klinik und Poliklinik fur Neurologie, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, 48129 Munster
    Nervenarzt 72:136-42. 2001
    ..The main criteria for differential diagnosis from other secondary neuromanifestations such as cerebral toxoplasmosis, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, abscesses, and infarctions are described...
  33. ncbi Frequent but borderline methylation of p16 (INK4a) and TIMP3 in medulloblastoma and sPNET revealed by quantitative analyses
    J Mühlisch
    Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children s Hospital Muenster, 48129 Muenster, Germany
    J Neurooncol 83:17-29. 2007
    ..Therapeutic and diagnostic implications urge into depth analyses of methylation as a mechanism, which might fill some of the gaps of our understanding of brain tumor origin...
  34. ncbi Epigenetic repression of RASSF1A but not CASP8 in supratentorial PNET (sPNET) and atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) of childhood
    J Mühlisch
    Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children s Hospital Muenster, Germany
    Oncogene 25:1111-7. 2006
    ..Further studies of epigenetic changes in these rare tumors are warranted as their biology remains obscure and treatment efforts have been rather unsuccessfull...
  35. ncbi [Correlation between clinical apparatus-based differential diagnosis and neuropathological diagnosis in patients with AIDS]
    E Akova-Oztürk
    Klinik und Poliklinik fur Neurologie, Universitatsklinikum Munster
    Nervenarzt 75:763-9. 2004
    ..During the course of HIV infection, the majority of patients develop opportunistic cerebral neuro-manifestations. If conventional diagnostic tools are not sufficient, a stereotactic biopsy is often necessary...
  36. ncbi Plasma cell granuloma involving the brain and the lung
    C Greiner
    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    Acta Neurochir (Wien) 145:1127-31. 2003
    ..Symptomatic plasma cell granulomas (PCG) of the central nervous system (CNS) are a rare entity, especially in association with an extracranial manifestation...
  37. ncbi Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 is expressed by supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors of childhood and can be targeted for somatostatin receptor imaging
    Michael C Frühwald
    Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children s Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
    Clin Cancer Res 10:2997-3006. 2004
    ..Novel and refined imaging methodologies are urgently needed...
  38. ncbi Cytogenetic features of ependymoblastomas
    Christian H Rickert
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Flemington Road, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia, and Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 111:559-62. 2006
    ..All three had died of their disease after a post-operative survival of 9 months (range 6-14 months). Our CGH data suggest that ependymoblastomas show distinct and fairly consistent chromosomal aberrations...
  39. ncbi Prognostic significance of amino acid transport imaging in patients with brain tumors
    Matthias Weckesser
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Munster University, Munster, Germany
    Neurosurgery 50:958-64; discussion 964-5. 2002
    ..To evaluate the prognostic significance of presence, intensity, and extent of amino acid uptake in patients with suspected primary or recurrent brain tumors...
  40. ncbi Cerebral vascular and metabolic response to sustained systemic inflammation in ovine traumatic brain injury
    Henning D Stubbe
    Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital, Munster, Germany
    J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 24:1400-8. 2004
    ..Different mechanisms appear to induce cerebral vasodilation in response to inflammation and hypercapnia...
  41. ncbi Identification of novel diagnostic markers for choroid plexus tumors: a microarray-based approach
    Martin Hasselblatt
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Domagkstrasse 19, 48129 Munster, Germany
    Am J Surg Pathol 30:66-74. 2006
    ..Our data suggest that antibodies directed against Kir7.1 and stanniocalcin-1 might serve as sensitive and specific diagnostic markers for choroid plexus tumors...
  42. ncbi Rosetted glioneuronal tumor: a case with proliferating neuronal nodules
    K Keyvani
    Institute of Neuropathology, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 101:525-8. 2001
    ..Remarkably, highest proliferative activity was observed within the neuronal nodules. Comparative genomic hybridization revealed a gain of chromosome 7q and a loss on chromosome 9p...
  43. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances and NF2 mutational analysis in a series of 10 spinal nerve sheath myxomas
    C H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    Histopathology 50:252-7. 2007
    ..Nerve sheath myxomas are diagnostically challenging, mainly cutaneous spindle cell neoplasms exhibiting Schwann cell differentiation. They are frequently mistaken for neurothekeomas and their genetic features are essentially unknown...
  44. ncbi O-(2-[18F]fluorethyl)-L-tyrosine PET in the clinical evaluation of primary brain tumours
    M Weckesser
    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Munster University, Albert Schweitzer Strasse 33, 48149, Munster, Germany
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 32:422-9. 2005
    ..The aim of this study was to evaluate the differential uptake of O-(2-[18F]fluorethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) in suspected primary brain tumours...
  45. ncbi Chromosomal imbalances in clear cell ependymomas
    Christian H Rickert
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, and Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
    Mod Pathol 19:958-62. 2006
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  46. ncbi Familial occurrence of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor
    M Hasselblatt
    Institute of Neuropathology, Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, , Germany
    Neurology 62:1020-1. 2004
  47. ncbi Prognostic implications of atypical histologic features in choroid plexus papilloma
    Astrid Jeibmann
    Institute of Neuropathology, , , Germany
    J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 65:1069-73. 2006
    ..Close follow up of patients harboring atypical choroid plexus papillomas may be warranted...
  48. ncbi Raine syndrome: report of a family with three affected sibs and further delineation of the syndrome
    Georg Hulskamp
    Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde Allgemeine Kinderheilkunde, Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat, Munster, Germany
    Clin Dysmorphol 12:153-60. 2003
    ..Further research is required to detect the underlying metabolic and molecular defects of this autosomal recessive syndrome...
  49. ncbi Leptomeningeal neurons are a common finding in infants and are increased in sudden infant death syndrome
    Christian H Rickert
    Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Munster, Germany
    Acta Neuropathol 117:275-82. 2009
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  50. ncbi Cerebral response to norepinephrine compared with fluid resuscitation in ovine traumatic brain injury and systemic inflammation
    Henning D Stubbe
    , , Germany
    Crit Care Med 34:2651-7. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: We conclude that despite identical carotid blood flows, only CPP management with norepinephrine reduced the cerebral oxygen deficit in this model...
  51. ncbi Cellular and reticular variants of hemangioblastoma differ in their cytogenetic profiles
    Christian H Rickert
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Children s Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
    Hum Pathol 37:1452-7. 2006
    ..16). In conclusion, our data may point toward different genetic pathways in the pathogenesis of the 2 histologic subtypes of capillary hemangioblastoma...
  52. ncbi Rosetted glioneuronal tumour of the spine: clinical, histological and cytogenetic data
    Christian H Rickert
    Acta Neuropathol 112:231-3. 2006
  53. ncbi Amniotic air insufflation during minimally invasive fetoscopic fetal cardiac interventions is safe for the fetal brain in sheep
    Thomas Kohl
    Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 128:467-71. 2004
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess any histologically discernible effects from this approach on the fetal brain after short-term studies and long-term survival in sheep...
  54. ncbi Localisation of congenital glioblastomas in the Japanese
    Christian H Rickert
    Childs Nerv Syst 19:1-2. 2003
  55. ncbi Cortical dysplasia: neuropathological aspects
    Christian H Rickert
    Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal Children s Hospital, Flemington Road, 3052, Parkville VIC, Australia
    Childs Nerv Syst 22:821-6. 2006
    ..quot; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL FINDINGS: Immunohistochemistry is not essential in making the diagnosis of FCD or microdysgenesis but allows further characterization of cell types...