“…The etiology has not been elucidated, but overstimulation of fibroblasts by certain cytokines, such as interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factorα, and transforming growth factorβ, could play a role in the pathogenesis. 1 LM is often associated with monoclonal gammopathy. 2 However, the association between malignancies and LM has rarely been described.…”