A small meatball in the throat may be the cause of pharyngeal papilloma, tonsil cyst, pharyngeal mucous cyst and so on. 1. Pharyngeal papilloma: due to long-term dietary stimulation, spicy food, or viral infection and many other triggers can lead to, is a common benign tumor of the pharynx. 2. Tonsil cysts: mainly due to pharyngeal infection, repeated inflammatory stimulation and other reasons, mainly due to the formation of cystic hyperplastic tissue after the blockage of tonsil gland ducts. 3. Pharyngeal mucus cyst: it is mostly due to the blockage of mucus gland ducts in the pharyngeal mucosa, which leads to poor excretion of mucus secretion. It is recommended that patients consult a doctor in time to check the cause of the disease, and only after clarifying the cause of the disease can it be treated to cure the disease as much as possible.