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This clinical trial studies how well optical coherence tomography works in staging patients with upper-tract urothelial carcinomas. Staging describes the severity of a person's cancer based on the size and/or extent (reach) of the original (primary) tumor and whether or not cancer has spread in the body. It also helps the doctor plan the appropriate treatment. Optical coherence tomography is a procedure that uses infrared light waves to give three-dimensional pictures of structures inside tissues and organs. The pictures are made by a computer linked to the light source. Optical coherence tomography may be effective in staging patients with upper-tract urothelial carcinomas.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To test the feasibility and imaging ability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to stage upper-tract urothelial carcinomas (UTUC).

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo optical coherence tomography over 10-15 minutes.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients must have radiographic evidence of upper tract urothelial cancer by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or intravenous pyelogram (IVP) in order to undergo this procedure
• Patient who will undergo standard of care clinical staging for UTUC
• Patient ability to read and comprehend the informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient who has a contraindication to endoscopy
• Patient who is pregnant