The advance practice nurse is palpating an ovarian mass during an internal examination of a 63-year-old woman.Which findings of the mass's characteristics would suggest the presence of an ovarian cyst? (Select all that apply.)

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An ovarian cyst (fluctuant ovarian mass) is usually asymptomatic and would feel like a smooth, round, fluctuant, mobile, nontender mass on the ovary.A mass that is heavy, solid, fixed, and poorly defined suggests malignancy.A benign mass may feel mobile and solid.

The Advance Practice Nurse Is Palpating an Ovarian Mass During