An 8-yr old boy presents witha gadually progessing swelling and pain since 6 months over the upper tibia. On X-ray there is alytic lesion with scleotic margins in the upper tibial metaphysis. The diagnosis is

Lytic lesions with sclerotic margins in the upper end of tibia in an 8 yr old boy suggests the diagnosis of Brodie&;s abscess. lytic lesions with sclerotic margins are seen in: simple bone cyst brodie&;s abscess osteoblastoma chondroblastoma. ref : maheswari 9th ed