The nurse is assisting with the vaginal examination of a 33-year-old patient. A nontender mass at the posterolateral portion of the labia majora is noted. What should the nurse suspect is occurring with the patient?

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A nontender mass at the posterolateral portion of the labia majora is a classic presentation of a Bartholin cyst, which is a cyst that forms in one of the Bartholin glands located near the opening of the vagina. Rectocele is a bulging of the rectum into the vagina, fistula is an abnormal connection between two organs, and Skene's gland cyst is a cyst that forms in the Skene's gland near the opening of the urethra. These conditions would not present with a nontender mass in the labia majora.

The Nurse Is Assisting with the Vaginal Examination of a 33-Year-Old