Recurrence of esophageal cancer should be handled through salvage treatment in time with doctors. Esophageal cancer is a kind of malignant tumor disease of digestive tract. Although patients can take relevant measures to cure the disease, they may face recurrence of the disease. In case of local recurrence, if radical resection without radiotherapy has been adopted before, then concurrent radiotherapy becomes the first choice of salvage treatment; if radiotherapy without surgery has been adopted before, esophagectomy can be adopted for those who can be operated after evaluation, and systemic drug treatment is preferred for those who cannot be operated and those who have distant metastases. When esophageal cancer patients experience recurrence of the disease, they need to be evaluated by professional physicians to formulate and implement suitable treatment plans. Individuals should actively do a good job in preventing and treating esophageal cancer, and should seek medical treatment in time when they have suspected symptoms, and should not be negligent in order to avoid delaying the disease.